On a whim, I picked up a pack of these cattails, and applied them to to the island just to see how they looked. They are laser cut on heavy paper and painted, ready to use I stacked four plants on top of each other to make one fuller plant, folded and twisted the leaves a bit, and used a bit of CA to firm them up a bit, anyway here are the results boy, my water is dusty!
Very nice effect--they look great. Something I'll consider adding. What medium did you use for your water?