An evergreen, epiphytic orchid up to 60cm tall, producing a clump of egg-shaped pseudobulbs approximately 4cm tall and 2-3cm wide. Pseudobulbs are covered with leaf-bearing sheaths, each carrying 5-8 linear, dark-green leathery leaves, up to 50cm long and 1.5cm wide. Upright or arching flowering stems appear from the base of mature pseudobulbs in late winter and spring. Each stem is up to 40cm long, carrying up to twenty flowers. Each flower is up to 4cm across, pale yellowish-green, or brown. Petals are often darker across the middle with paler edge and sepals. Lip is usually white with dark brown markings and a yellow crest in the middle
Position
Max Height
0.5-1 metres
Max Spread
0.5-1 metres