Leaf narrowly linear, 50–120 × 2–3 mm, densely hairy. Flower stem 60–160 mm tall, relatively thick, 1-or2-flowered. Flowers 10–14 × 12–16 mm, white to pink internally, externally yellowish green; labellum white or pink, lateral lobes with deep crimson coalescing bars, midlobe pale yellow, calli yellow with red stalks; column green with red bars. Dorsal sepal erect to incurved, not hooding, 8–11 × 2.5–3 mm. Lateral sepals porrect, 8–13 × 2.5–3 mm, narrowly divergent. Petals spreading to incurved, 7–10 × 2.5–3 mm. Labellum 5.5–6.5 × 6.5–7 mm; lateral lobes entire; midlobe porrect to slightly decurved, with 4–8 stubby marginal teeth. Calli in 2 rows nearly to base of midlobe. Column 6–7 × 2.5 mm.
Highly localised; growing in heathy woodland, coastal scrub and heathland, in freely draining, sandy soil and clay loam.
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