The bell-shaped flowers of the campanula give it its common names of bellflower and canterbury bells. The flowers bloom from a long stem with colors including blue-purple, pink and white. They bloom in summer and are best used in table arrangements.

Campanula is one of several genera of in the family Campanulaceae with the common name bellflower. It takes its name from their bell-shaped flowers, and campanula is Latin for "little bell".