Stem tattoo ideas

1,695 photos and flash · 89% Botanical, 36% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Watercolour-style tattoo of a hummingbird in flight above a pink flower, across the inner forearm and wrist.
Hummingbird and flower on a wrist
Realistic grey-shaded wolf head design holding a red rose in its mouth, drawn on a pale background with no body placement shown.
Wolf head with a red rose
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two roses with leaves, shaded with stippled dots, on a limb of skin.
Two roses in dotwork
Small botanical tattoo of two pink flowers on a thin stem, placed on the side of an ankle.
Pink flower sprig on an ankle
Small fine line wine glass tattoo with red wine fill on the inner forearm, shown in two side by side photos.
Wine glass tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two peonies and rosebuds with leaves on the outer thigh, shown in a close photo of a woman wearing a patterned skirt.
Peony and rose cluster on a thigh
Black ink botanical tattoo of wildflowers and poppies with exposed roots running up the inner forearm against a red background.
Wildflower bouquet with roots on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two sunflowers with leaves on the upper arm, with a grey t-shirt sleeve rolled above it.
Sunflowers on an upper arm
Black linework botanical tattoo of branching leaves and flowers across a shoulder and upper arm, shown from behind in a striped top.
Botanical sleeve on shoulder and upper arm
Colour tattoo of a blue rose with green leaves and a thorned stem on the ankle, in a botanical neo-traditional style.
Blue rose with leaves and stem on an ankle
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a flowering sprig with soft wash shading, running down the outer thigh.
Black and grey flower sprig on a thigh
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a large peony with leaves and a second bloom behind it, placed on the upper arm and shoulder.
Black and grey peony on the upper arm
Small green shaded four-leaf clover tattoo on the inner wrist, with a thin maroon cord bracelet, against a black background.
Four-leaf clover on the inner wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a hummingbird feeding from a dandelion above lily of the valley, poppy and fern stems, on the thigh.
Hummingbird and wildflowers on a thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a hand holding a flower with an eye at its centre and radiating rays, with leaves, on a forearm.
Hand holding an eye flower on forearm
Fine line black ink tattoo of a small flower with a thin stem on the inner forearm, shown in a Botanical style.
Small flower tattoo on a forearm
Black fine line botanical sprigs with small flowers and the word empathy on the inner upper arm.
Fine line botanical sprigs with 'empathy' on upper arm
Fine line tattoo of a daisy bouquet in yellow and black ink on a woman's forearm, with her hand resting on an open book.
Daisy bouquet on a forearm
Small black Botanical tattoo of a five-petal flower with curling vine lines wrapping up the ankle.
Flower and vine on an ankle
Fine line black botanical tattoo of two mirrored peony sprigs on the side of a ribcage.
Twin peony sprigs on the ribs
Pink and red flower tattoo with bold black outlines, long stems and loose pink splashes, running down a forearm.
Pink flowers and stems on a forearm
Small colour tattoo of a yellow flower with a grey centre and green leaves on a stem, on the ankle, in a soft shaded botanical style.
Yellow flower with leaves on an ankle
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a poppy bloom, bud and stem with leafy foliage running from the upper arm down the forearm.
Poppy tattoo running down the upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a blackberry branch with serrated leaves and thorns, shown on an arm.
Blackberry branch on an arm
Black fine line tattoo of a geometric rose on a forearm, with a dotted stem that becomes an arrow with a diamond head.
Line rose and arrow on a forearm
Black and grey rose tattoo with a long stem and leaves, placed centrally on a woman's chest below the collarbones.
Rose tattoo on the chest
Sketch-style black and red rose tattoo across the upper arm and shoulder, with fine script running down the forearm.
Sketched roses with script on upper arm
Close-up of a pink watercolour-style poppy tattoo with a long thin stem on a person's calf.
Pink watercolour poppy on a calf
Black and grey neo-trad style tattoo on an upper arm showing a castle under a moon inside a globe, with a triangle and circle symbol and shaded leaves below.
Castle in a globe with leaves on upper arm
Small black fine line tattoo of a rose hanging from a thin stem with leaves, sitting on the inner upper arm.
Rose sprig on upper arm
Back view of both legs with black and grey fine line botanical tattoos of flowers above the knees, a thin stem running down each leg, and berry clusters with a bee on the calves.
Flowers and berries down the backs of both legs
Black and grey botanical fine line tattoo of a bouquet of poppies, buds and larkspur-style flowers tied with a ribbon, on the inner forearm.
Flower bouquet tied with a bow on a forearm
Realistic red poppy tattoo with a green stem curving across the forearm, shown in colour on a plastic-covered surface.
Red poppy on a forearm
A purple hydrangea tattoo with green leaves in a botanical style, on the outer forearm of a person wearing an olive crochet top.
Hydrangea on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of roses and leaves on a bare leg, with a dark band wrapped across it, on the calf.
Black rose and leaf tattoo on a leg
Black and white photo of a fine line dandelion seed tattoo on the neck behind the ear, with two seeds drifting away from the head.
Dandelion seeds tattoo behind the ear
Small black fine line daisy with a single leaf tattooed on the inner wrist and forearm of a person with black nail polish.
Small daisy on the inner wrist
Coloured drawing of a dragonfly with patterned wings perched on a pink flower with a green stem, drawn as a botanical tattoo design on white paper.
Dragonfly and pink flower design
Colour tattoo of two red cherries with cartoon cat faces, pink bows and a green leaf and stem on skin.
Twin cherry cat heads tattoo
Black fine line tattoo of peonies and trailing foliage across a woman's upper back and shoulder blades, seen from behind.
Peony and foliage tattoo across upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a flowering botanical sprig on the upper chest near the collarbone, with a red top and gold chain in view.
Floral sprig tattoo on upper chest
Fine line black tattoo of a slender sprig with three open flower shapes and small buds on the ankle, worn above a white canvas sneaker.
Fine line flower sprig on an ankle
Left: a pink shaded lotus flower with a black stem on skin, shown in a photo. Right: a sticker sheet of the same lotus design with three smaller versions.
Pink lotus tattoo with sticker sheet
Colour tattoo of three sunflowers with dark brown centres and black outlines, placed across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Three sunflowers on a upper back
Wild rose tattoo with pink-washed petals and black and grey leaves and stems across a woman's shoulder and upper arm.
Wild rose tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey dotwork drawing of wildflower sprigs including daisies, lavender and foxglove-style bells, suited to a botanical tattoo design.
Wildflower sprigs in black dotwork
Colour tattoo of blue, purple, red and pink peonies with green leaves running down a person's back, placed on the back.
Peony sequence across a back
Black and grey realistic peonies and leaves tattooed on a forearm, with the word love in script near the wrist.
Black and grey peony sleeve on a forearm