Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Chinese Medicinal Garden Open House
Event
Wed., Oct. 14, 2026, 10 a.m.–3 p.m.Wed., Nov. 11, 2026, 10 a.m.–3 p.m.Wed., Dec. 9, 2026, 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
Free with general admission | This event may be canceled due to rain or excessive heat.
Chinese Medicinal Garden, Chinese Garden
Learn about some of the most important plants used in Chinese medicine for the past 2,000 years.
Chinese medicine is rooted in one of the world’s oldest systems of plant knowledge. This garden offers essential insights into humanity’s changing relationship with nature. During this open house event, experts will give informal tours of the various plant beds and answer questions from guests.
Informal drop-in talks take place from 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
The Chinese Medicinal Garden. Photo by Michelle Bailey.
| The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.Key Facts
- In 2020, The Huntington acquired a large collection of Chinese medicinal plants and seeds from the Chinese Medicinal Herb Farm in Petaluma, California. The well-documented collection includes over 100 unique species of seeds and 200 species of live plants, including some rare plants not available elsewhere in the United States and many collected from China.
