Leaves tattoo ideas

6,438 photos and flash · 63% Botanical, 22% Traditional · Forearm most common

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Colour botanical tattoo of roses, peonies and sweet peas spilling across the upper arm and shoulder, with a lace top visible beside it.

Vintage botanical flowers on upper arm

Bold black and white flash design of three plumeria flowers with leaves, drawn in a botanical blackwork style with no body placement shown.

Plumeria cluster design in solid black

Traditional style colour tattoo of a heart-shaped padlock with a red bow and roses, on the inner forearm.

Heart-shaped padlock with red bow on a forearm

Blue botanical flower tattoo with leaves on the inner forearm of a person wearing a white top and a gold pendant.

Blue flower tattoo on forearm

Colour traditional tattoo of a teal crab holding a palm tree sunset in its shell beside an orange plumeria flower, on the thigh.

Crab with palm sunset and plumeria

Close photograph of a small black fine line tattoo of two botanical sprigs forming a V shape on the inner forearm.

Small sprig wreath on the inner arm

Black and grey tattoo of a curly-haired bearded figure with a crescent moon and blossoms on the back of a hand.

Bearded figure and blossoms on the back of a hand

Pencil flash drawing of two owls perched on a branch with leaves, in a neo-traditional style, shown without a body placement.

Two owls on a branch design

Fine line black botanical sprig tattoo with small leaves and buds running up the forearm.

Fine line botanical sprig on a forearm

Black and grey tattoo of three roses with leaves on the outer thigh, drawn in a botanical style.

Rose cluster on a thigh

Traditional colour tattoo of a red rose with green leaves and an orange Deathly Hallows symbol, with a lettered banner, on the forearm.

Rose and Deathly Hallows banner on arm

Close up of large red rose tattoos with green leaves and grey scrollwork across a hip and buttock, partly covered by pink underwear.

Red roses across a hip and buttock

Black and grey realism tattoo of two open roses with a rose bud and leaves on the side of a ribcage.

Black and grey roses on the ribs

Blue ink tattoo of a long-tailed bird and peony-style flowers running along a forearm, in a Japanese-influenced botanical style.

Blue bird and flowers on an arm

Colour realism tattoo of a blue hibiscus with green leaves, a blue butterfly and a diamond on the upper back and shoulder blade, with a grey ankh tattoo above.

Blue hibiscus and butterfly on a shoulder

Pencil-style drawing of an owl with feathered detail, branches and ink splatter, on yellowed paper, as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.

Owl sketch with feathers and branches

Colour botanical tattoo of orange poppies and lavender sprigs with green leaves on the outer forearm, shown with the arm extended.

Poppies and lavender on a forearm

Black linework flash sheet drawn on paper, showing a skull with a flower, a flowered heart, a bouquet, a hand and a rope banner reading forget me not, in traditional style.

Traditional flash sheet with skull, heart and flowers

Small fine line tattoo of a red rose with a dotted black stem and two green leaves on the ankle, with a silver coin resting on the skin above it.

Small red rose with dotted stem on ankle

Black line drawing of a sunflower with stippled centre, surrounded by a curling vine, small flowers, a yin yang symbol and an infinity sign, in a botanical style.

Sunflower with yin yang and infinity symbol

Neo-traditional tattoo of a red rose bud with a skull shaded inside its petals, with olive leaves and a thorned stem, on skin.

Rose bud with skull shading on the upper body

Traditional style tattoo of a glass bottle holding a small red heart, with red and yellow flowers, dark green leaves and part of a swallow, on an upper arm.

Bottle with heart and flowers on an arm

Collage of four small black ink tattoos: a sun and crescent moon on an ankle, a lotus on a toe, a rose behind an ear, and a panda on a wrist.

Four small black tattoos: sun, lotus, rose and panda

Close photo of a black silhouette swallow with blue-shaded wings and two blue leaves on the inner forearm.

Blue and black swallow on a forearm

Fine line tattoo of a Pantone colour swatch with a small label on the upper arm, with a partly visible coloured flower tattoo on the thigh.

Pantone swatch tattoo on an upper arm

Black ink tattoo of a Chi Rho symbol with alpha and omega letters inside a laurel wreath on the forearm.

Chi Rho with alpha and omega in a laurel wreath

Traditional colour tattoo of a hand with crossed fingers, framed by red flowers and green leaves, on the upper arm.

Crossed fingers and flowers on upper arm

Black and grey botanical tattoo of California poppies, buds and feathery leaves on the upper arm of a person in a black top.

California poppies on an upper arm

Traditional colour tattoo on the side of the ribs showing a green and grey helmet with a yellow visor, a rifle, two red roses and a red sunburst.

Helmet, rifle and roses on the ribs

Watercolour style pink blossom branch tattoo with green leaves running up the inner upper arm.

Pink blossom branch on an arm

Neo-traditional flash drawing of a white rose with purple and yellow shading, green leaves, swirling scrolls and small bubbles on a white background.

Purple and white rose design with swirls

Neo-traditional mandala flower with grey petals, teal rings and green leaves on the lower leg.

Dark floral mandala on a lower leg

Traditional flash design of a paper boat on stippled waves beneath a red lightning bolt and clouds, framed by a rope border with a red flower at the base.

Paper boat and lightning in a rope oval

Flash design of a white rabbit sitting on a cream ribbon banner, framed by pink roses and teal leaves, in a neo-traditional style with no body placement shown.

Rabbit and ribbon with roses

Black fine line tree of life tattoo with spreading roots and a small owl perched on a branch, placed on a person's ribs.

Tree of life with owl on ribs

Colour traditional tattoo of an hourglass with blue gems, red tulips and teal leaves on the inner forearm.

Hourglass with tulips on a forearm

Profile woman in teal frame on a forearm

Black and grey dotwork rose with leaves inside nested geometric diamonds, tattooed on a limb, with a printed stencil of the same design beside it.

Rose within nested geometric diamonds

Black and grey fine line tree with stippled leaves and spreading roots, tattooed across the upper back near the neck.

Tree with roots on upper back

Black ink drawing of a handgun outline filled with flowers, leaves and dotwork shading, shown as a tattoo design on plain grey paper.

Floral pistol line drawing

Forearm with a colour traditional rose and star, a grey deer framed by flowers, and the words Don't let me drown in black lettering, with a thigh tattoo visible below.

Rose, deer and lettering on a forearm

Small botanical tattoo of a red rose with green leaves and red buds on the inner forearm.

Red rose and foliage sprig on a forearm

Close-up of a thigh tattoo of a mint-filled puzzle piece with black branches, leaves, pink blossom and flying butterflies.

Puzzle piece with branches and butterflies on a thigh

Colour tattoo of a purple iris with a closed bud and green leaves on a forearm, shaded in a botanical realism style.

Purple iris and bud on a forearm

Black lace-pattern tattoo with scrolls, leaves and fine netting running from the neck down the spine and across the lower back.

Black lace-pattern tattoo across the back

Coloured pencil tattoo design of a face with red spiky hair and a pale disc on the forehead, framed by two dark red roses and hands inside a yellow diamond.

Portrait with roses in a diamond frame

Colour tattoo of a purple peony with teal leaves across the shoulder, outlined in black with shaded petals and a yellow stamen cluster.

Purple peony on the shoulder

Close-up of traditional style red and black flower tattoos on the back of a hand, with further tattoos on the wrist and fingers.

Traditional red flowers on the back of a hand