Terrestrial herb, 0.2-0.4 m high. Leaves 4, cauline, alternate, lanceolate, acute, 15-30 x 5-8 mm. Inflorescence secund, 5-20-flowered; bracts ovate, acute, 6-22 x 3-10. Flowers with sepals pink, petals magenta with green spots, lip green. Sepals: median sepal ovate, 5-6 x 3-4 mm, sac-like hood 4-5 mm deep; lateral sepals obovate, acuminate, 6-8 x 3 mm, spur 0.5 mm deep. Petals adnate to median sepal, curved, falcate, clawed, acute, 4-6 x 2 mm. Lip: claw 3 mm long, blade erect, blocking mouth of median sepal, apex adhering to petals and median sepal, verrucose, 4 x 2 mm, appendage horizontal, linear, pubescent, 5 mm long. Flowering time Feb., Mar.
Herb, up to 400 mm high. Leaves 2-5. Flowers: 2-14; dorsal sepal with a deep hood 5-8 mm long, often tipped backwards in apical half; rostellum arms tightly incurled; lateral sepals 6-8 mm long; lip blade ascending from base; perianth pink or deep rose-coloured; Jan.-Mar.
Terrestrial herb, up to 400 mm tall. Flowers 2-14. Dorsal sepal with a deep hood 5-8 mm long, often tipped backwards in apical half. Flowers pink or deep rose.