He was responsible for sinking many Asiatic species as varieties, notably within Buddleja crispa, an action which remains contentious.
Until DNA analysis can prove otherwise, it is this classification which is accepted here.
Buddleja | Buddleja davidii | Buddleja crispa | Buddleja alternifolia 'Argentea' | ''Buddleja alternifolia'' 'Argentea' | Crispa Redmanizers | Buddleja × weyeriana | ''Buddleja'' × ''weyeriana'' | Buddleja 'West Hill' | Buddleja 'Pink Delight' | Buddleja 'Lochinch' | Buddleja davidii var. nanhoensis | Sparassis crispa |
Buddleja 'Autumn Surprise' is a hybrid cultivar arising from a cross of Buddleja crispa with Buddleja alternifolia 'Argentea' made by chief propagator Peter Moore of the Longstock Park Nursery, Stockbridge, England.
Raised by Peter Moore, Chief Propagator at the Longstock Park Nursery in Hampshire, England, the cultivar is the result of a crossing of Buddleja crispa var. agathosma and Buddleja alternifolia 'Argentea', released to commerce in 2010.