by Lily Yee Calendula is one of many floral plants grown in our school gardens, as well as on our rooftop garden at Daniels Spectrum.  In my opinion, it resembles a combination of daisies and marigolds.  It has yellow and/or orange petals and stands between 1 -2 feet in height.  It is a low maintenance plant, that can be planted indoors or out, in the sun or part shade, and is drought and frost tolerant.  These plants are the great for kids as their germination period is only