Stem tattoo ideas

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

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Realistic coloured tattoo of a pink hibiscus-style flower with green leaves on the upper thigh.
Pink hibiscus flower on a thigh
Small fine line tattoo of a rose with a stem wrapped around a knife, in black ink on the inside of an ankle, with a rolled denim cuff above.
Fine line rose and knife on an ankle
Colour tattoo of a cartoon raspberry with green leaves and a stem on the lower abdomen, just above a denim waistband.
Cartoon raspberry with leaves on the lower abdomen
Fine line tattoo of a small sprig with purple flowers and thin green stems on the inner forearm near the wrist, with a fist raised against a white background.
Purple flower sprig on a wrist
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a kangaroo paw flower with curved stems and shaded buds on the upper arm.
Kangaroo paw flower on upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a sunflower with lavender sprigs and leaves on the inner forearm.
Sunflower and lavender bouquet on a forearm
Two forearms with botanical tattoos in muted green and grey, wheat ears on the left arm and lavender sprigs on the right, with hands clasped.
Wheat and lavender forearm tattoos
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a dandelion seed head on the side ribs, with seeds drifting off and turning into small birds.
Dandelion seeds turning into birds on the ribs
Black fine line tattoo of dandelion seeds drifting across the ribs, with cursive script reading I want adventure in the great wide somewhere.
Dandelion seeds and script quote on ribs
Traditional style tattoo of a white skull with a red rose and green leaves on a stem, placed on the outer ankle of a leg.
Skull and red rose on an ankle
Two ankle tattoos in traditional style: red cherries with green stems on one ankle and a grey shaded swallow in flight on the other, with white canvas trainers.
Cherries and swallow on both ankles
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a hummingbird feeding from a red lily, orange trumpet flower and purple peony on the upper back.
Hummingbird and flowers on the upper back
Flash design of a red rose wound with a beaded rosary in front of a grey cross, drawn in a neo-traditional style with blue rays behind.
Rose, rosary and cross design
Black and grey botanical tattoo of roses and peonies covering the upper arm, shown on a woman with blonde hair and a grey top.
Black and grey roses and peonies on an upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of leaves and a rose bud on the side of a woman's neck, in fine line style.
Leaves and rose bud on the neck
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a figure with dandelion seeds drifting away, on the upper arm.
Dandelion seeds drifting from a figure on upper arm
Black and grey drawing of a rose with shaded petals, leaves and a thin stem, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Shaded rose design with stem and leaves
Colour tattoo of a red rose under a gold-rimmed glass dome with the words until the last petal falls, on the thigh, shown in daylight and under UV light.
Enchanted rose under glass dome on a thigh
Small colour tattoo of a pink flower with a green stem and yellow accents on the inner forearm, in a soft watercolour style.
Pink watercolour bloom on a forearm
Black and grey shaded rose with a stem and leaves tattooed on the side of a neck, just behind the ear.
Black and grey rose on the neck behind the ear
Bold black traditional rose with leaves and a bud on the forearm, with part of another tattoo visible near the top of the arm.
Black traditional rose on a forearm
Colour botanical tattoo of pink and purple peonies with green leaves and two small butterflies, running down a woman's upper back.
Peony and butterfly vine down the back
Realistic blue poppy tattoo with a grey cloud background across the upper arm and shoulder, shown in two side-by-side photographs.
Blue poppies on an upper arm
Pencil drawing of a rose whose petals form a human skull, with a leaf and thorned stem, shown as a tattoo design on plain white paper.
Skull and rose design sketch
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a rose bud with leaves and thorny stem running down the inner forearm.
Rose and stem on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a tied bundle of lavender with bold black outlines and green stems, on the calf in a botanical style.
Tied lavender bundle on a calf
Black and grey realism rose with leaves, buds and scrollwork across a forearm tattoo.
Black and grey rose and scrollwork on forearm
Botanical tattoo of blue five-petalled flowers and dark grey vines with curls and leaves wrapping from the ankle across the top of the foot.
Blue flower vine across ankle and foot
Black and grey botanical sleeve of poppies, anemones and leaves covering a woman's upper arm and shoulder.
Botanical flower sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey realistic roses with leaves covering a woman's upper arm and shoulder, shown from the side.
Black and grey roses on upper arm and shoulder
Pink rose with a bud and green leaves in a botanical neo-traditional style with bold black outlines, tattooed on a forearm.
Pink rose and bud on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a pink Truffula tree with a green stem above a black quote reading Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, on a forearm.
Truffula tree and quote on a forearm
Colourful geometric bird tattoo on a person's upper back between the shoulder blades, built from faceted triangles in purple, orange, pink and teal.
Geometric bird tattoo on upper back
Black and grey realism style rose with leaves and thorny stem tattooed on the side of a hip, with a short script word beside it.
Black and grey rose with leaves on a hip
Pen and ink tattoo design of a rose, ribcage, spine and pelvis with a blue insect wing, drawn in a botanical anatomical style.
Rose, ribcage and blue wing anatomy design
Colour tattoo of red, orange and yellow maple leaves linked by dark purple-grey swirling stems, running down the side of a torso.
Maple leaves swirling along the side
Colour tattoo of a forget-me-not sprig with pale blue petals and yellow centres, trailing across a forearm in a botanical style.
Forget-me-not sprig on a forearm
Black and grey geometric tattoo on a man's upper back and shoulder, showing a tree with a checked trunk, a sun, faces and a hand, with a small green bird and dashed line running onto the upper arm.
Surreal tree and hand on upper back
Black fine line script reading Just Breathe with a shaded dandelion and drifting seeds, tattooed on the upper back.
Just Breathe script with dandelion seeds
Black botanical tattoo design of a large swirl ending in a five-petal flower and leaf, with a small bird and dots, on a tan background.
Black swirl with flower and small bird
Black fine line tattoo of a leafy branch with hatched leaves sitting on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Leafy branch on the collarbone
Black and grey tattoo of two soft-shaded flowers with long stems and dotted swirls, placed on a shoulder and upper arm.
Two flowers and swirling stems on a shoulder
Black ink line drawing of three hibiscus flowers with leaves and curled tendrils on a white background, a botanical flash design.
Hibiscus flower sprig line drawing
Fine line botanical tattoo of purple lavender sprigs on thin black stems, placed on the lower leg above the ankle, with white canvas shoes.
Lavender sprigs on an ankle
Black and grey sunflower tattoo with shaded petals and leaves covering the shoulder and upper arm, with a second smaller bloom lower down the arm.
Sunflowers on a shoulder and upper arm
Colour tattoo of a leaf with a stained glass look, outlined in black and filled with red, orange, yellow and green on the skin of a limb.
Multicoloured leaf tattoo on a limb
Pencil sketch of a bee in flight above a faint geometric pattern of overlapping circles and hexagons, drawn as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Bee sketch over geometric circles
Colour tattoo of a blue lupin flower spike with green leaves and stem on the forearm, in a botanical style.
Blue lupin flower on forearm