FLUTTERING and dancing in a Poole garden, among the host of golden daffodils, are some of a distinctly different hue.

To her amazement, Barbara Mulvey has grown some pink daffodils in her garden in Herbert Avenue, Parkstone.

"They came from a packet of mixed bulbs. They are peachy pink and they are supposed to be daffodils," she said.

The handful of unusual bulbs are sprouting among their more normal yellow cousins, and as they are growing in different places are unlikely to be contaminated by anything growing nearby, she said.

"At first I thought they were already dead. But when they came out they were beautiful," she said. The flowers have white outer petals and pink insides.

A keen gardener, she works hard to keep her sunny garden looking nice.

"I'm always there putting plants in when there's a space," she added.

And her pretty pink daffs have baffled the experts. "I took one to Haskins and they hadn't got a clue about it. That's where I bought them," she said.

However David Kneale, who works in the plant information office at Haskins Garden Centre, Longham, said he came across them as a student at Wisley Gardens, more than 50 years ago.

"The curator there bred pink daffodils, all that time ago. But they are not popular because people prefer yellow ones," he said.

He added: "There must have been a mix-up with our suppliers of the bulbs."