Colourful plant found in Sweden after climate changed (8)
I believe the answer is:
clematis
'colourful plant' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both plants as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I can't see?
'sweden after climate changed' is the wordplay.
'sweden' becomes 's'.
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'changed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'climate' with letters rearranged gives 'clemati'.
's' after 'clemati' is 'CLEMATIS'.
'found in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for clematis that I've seen before include "Garden climber" , "traveller's joy" , "Old man's beard" , "Climbing plant with colourful flowers" , "Climber's" .)