Haemodoraceae
Angel hands
Xiphidium caeruleum
- Family
- Haemodoraceae
- Genus
- Xiphidium
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 鸠尾花
- English
- Angel hands, Cola de paloma
- Spanish
- Cola de paloma
Synonyms
- Ixia xiphidium Loefl.
- Ornithogalum rubrum Ruiz & Pav. ex D.Don
- Xiphidium albidum Lam.
- Xiphidium album Willd.
- Xiphidium caeruleum var. albidum Backer
- Xiphidium floribundum Sw.
- Xiphidium floribundum var. albiflorum Hook.f.
- Xiphidium floribundum var. caeruleum (Aubl.) Hook.f.
- Xiphidium fockeanum Miq.
- Xiphidium giganteum Lindl.
- Xiphidium loeflingii Mutis
- Xiphidium rubrum D.Don
Flowers
- In flower
- February, May to November (from 72 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Ben Costamagna, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: lunarjade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jo Roberts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: ritirene, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Anders Dahl, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Madeleine Claire, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Sicero Francisco, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.