Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Can someone ID this lovely plant?, 1 by lucindalm

lucindalm wrote:
Hello. I've been lurking in DG for perhaps a month and can't begin to tell you how much I've learned just from reading all the wonderful garden wisdom being shared on these forums.Now i'm hoping for help indentifying the attached plant spotted at Lowe's yesterday. It was nestled at the base of an 8' queen palm and offered as a package deal.. I didn't want the tree but was wowed by the small plant's beauty.
I asked the clerk to identify the plant ... she diligently read the tag, then turned to me and said, "It's a Tropical Tree." -- I'm serious, that's what she said. We then called the Manager (?) -- he couldn't name the specific cultivar, but ernestly told me it was in the calendula family. It was all I could do to kep from ROTFLOL.
I hope someone here can help.