Taking mother along, I go off to get a plant (8)
I believe the answer is:
magnolia
'a plant' is the definition.
(I know that Magnolia is a shrub)
'taking mother along i go off' is the wordplay.
'taking mother' becomes 'ma' (Ma is another word for mother or mum. I am not sure about the 'taking' bit.).
'go off' is an anagram indicator.
'along'+'i'='alongi'
'alongi' with letters rearranged gives 'gnolia'.
'ma'+'gnolia'='MAGNOLIA'
'to get' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for magnolia that I've seen before include "Fragrant bloom might strangely gain loam" , "Omani lag (anag)" , "Flower" , "Miss Hawks in Show Boat" , "Tree with creamy-white flowers" .)