aquatic irises

Hi, I have 2 ponds on my property that i want to plant the edges so that i don't have to weedeat them anymore. I have some cypress and cinnamon ferns already and will probably plant some more of them as well, however I was considering planting some sort of iris(Louisiana, Yellow-Flag,etc.) or grassy plant to line the borders of my ponds. I'm looking for something that grows fast and is hardy for my area. Any suggestions?

I wholeheartedly second the Louisiana Black Gamecock Iris!

A few summers ago, we literally tossed, soil and all, chunked a bunch of
Iris into our pond. No manner, just free tossing.

Just as you spoke of, it has surrounded the edge of the pond and
looks incredible!

I do not have experience with a mass of Flag Iris, though I would imagine it
would hold steady, multiply and refuse to budge.

:-)

Here is a pic of ours in bloom as of this week, taken just a few
minutes ago:

And a better shot of the blooms:

thanks for the help, your irises look great! I was thinking about mixing several of the different color varieties, possibly some blues, purples and whites.

I am up for trades for tall bearded iris, also have a great pond hibiscus that would work for you

taken in late june last year

and another thought is canna...I am open for trades of plants of any kind that will work in or around ponds or in my hot, dry climate

Thanks for the info jackieshar, is that the hardy hibiscus variety/ rose mallow or is that another species? Looks great.

Hardy, Texas native should do great in your climate