Cyanea dunbariae, a member of the Campanulaceae (bellflower) family, is a branched shrub 1.5 to 2 m (4.9 to 6.6 ft) tall. The oval to broadly elliptic leaves are 10 to 22 cm (3.9 to 8.7 in) long and 6 to 14 cm (2.4 to 5.5 in) wide, with irregularly lobed or cleft margins. The flowers are arranged in groups of six to eight on a stalk that is 3 to 7 cm (1.2 to 2.8 in) long. The corolla is white, tinged or striped with pale lilac and 30 to 38 mm (1.2 to 1.5 in) long. The corolla is slightly curved, with spreading lobes three-fourths as long as the tube.