Garden climber with montana and jackmanii varieties (8)

I believe the answer is:

clematis

(Other definitions for clematis that I've seen before include "Where man meets machine" , "Ornamental climber" , "Popular climbing plant" , "flower" , "Climates (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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