This one is a climber, but I have been training it as a shrub rose, and so far it
is working okay. The rose is quite spectacular and can be seen from our
dining room window when in bloom. I tried to find something about Nora Cunningham
and how she managed to have a rose named after her... it seems she was friends
with the famous Australian rose breeder Alister Clark - the one who is known
for his "Lorraine Lee" rose.

'Nora Cunningham' 1920, Hybrid Gigantea. Nora Cuningham
(surname correctly spelt with one en) knew the Clarks very well
as a young woman. The rose was named for her in 1920 when
she married Les Austin, a Western District farmer."