Leafless plant, 40–70 cm tall. Stem green to reddish, inflorescence much shorter than subtending flowering stem. Pedicels (including ovary) 10–18 mm long; flowers c. 15–30, white with large, dark red spots and blotches, perianth segments remaining more or less incurved, the entire flower somewhat bell-shaped. Sepals and petals linear to linear-elliptic or linear-lanceolate, 12–14 mm long, 3–6 mm wide, petals and lateral sepals slightly asymmetric. Labellum 10–12 mm long, white with prominent large, dark pink blotches; lateral lobes linear-spathulate, upcurved, clasping column, sparsely hairy on inside of base; mid-lobe broadly elliptic-oblong, 6–7 mm long; lamina callus of 2 linear, parallel, pubescent keels; central band of mauve hairs (c. 0.5 mm long) from apex of callus to apex of mid-lobe, occupying central raised portion. Flowers Jan.–Feb.