Bellflower is the common name of a group of wild and cultivated plants, most of which have bell-shaped blossoms. Most species bloom in late spring or summer and have purple, blue, pink, or white blossoms. Some species grow as tall as 6 feet (1.8 meters), but others creep along the ground. Bellflowers grow mainly in the Northern Hemisphere and are especially plentiful in the Mediterranean region. In the United States, popular cultivated bellflowers include Canterbury bells, harebells (or bluebells), and peach bells (or peach-leaved bellflowers). The roots and leaves of one bellflower, rampion, may be cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
