Stem tattoo ideas

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

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Three wrists held together, each with a fine line black flower tattoo: a sprig of buds on the left, a daisy in the centre and a blossom on the right.
Three matching flower tattoos on wrists
Pencil sketch of a shaded rose with leaves and a stem wrapped in three ribbon banners, drawn as a tattoo design in black and grey.
Rose with ribbon banners in pencil
Colour tattoo of sunflowers with green leaves and trailing vines wrapping across the upper arm and shoulder, in a botanical style.
Sunflowers and vines on an upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a rose with a long curving stem, leaves and scattered petals along the side of the ribs.
Rose with falling petals on the ribs
Black ink sketch of a hummingbird hovering beside a flower on a long stem with two leaves, drawn as a tattoo design with no body part shown.
Hummingbird and flower sketch
Colour realism tattoo of a purple iris with yellow centre and green stem on the outer thigh.
Purple iris on a thigh
Black and grey fine line flash design of three flowers on heart-shaped stems above leaves, with a dotted circle and the word Aquarius beneath.
Aquarius flowers and heart-shaped stems
Botanical tattoo on a forearm of red poppies and tall grass stems in black linework with soft red and green washes, plus a small purple dot.
Poppies and grasses on a forearm
Delicate white ink rose and leaf tattoo in a fine line botanical style across a person's shoulder and upper chest.
White ink rose and leaves on a shoulder
Black tribal-style dragonfly flash design with swirling wings, a long curving tail and small star sparkles on a white background.
Tribal dragonfly design with trailing stem
Black outlined anchor tattoo filled with pink, red and purple roses and green leaves, in a botanical neo-traditional style, on the wrist.
Anchor filled with roses on a wrist
Purple cornflower tattoo with angular faceted petals and dark stems, placed on the side of the ribs.
Cornflower sprig on the ribs
Black and grey botanical sleeve tattoo of peonies and leaves on an upper arm, shaded with fine dotwork.
Peony sleeve in black and grey
Fine line black outline tattoo of a peony with a long thin stem on the inner upper arm of a woman in a dark top, against a white wall.
Peony outline on the upper arm
Black fine line drawing of stylised wildflowers and curling stems on a white background, a botanical tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Fine line drawing of wildflowers on stems
Two tattoo flash designs of a bold black swirled motif, the left version with pink lily-style flowers and green stems, the right version in solid black.
Swirled black motif with lily flowers, two versions
Small black fine-line flower tattoo with a thin stem on the side of the ribs, near the underarm.
Small flower tattoo on the ribs
Black fine line tattoo of a leafy branch with small dotted berries on a forearm.
Leafy branch with berries on a forearm
Black ink and pink watercolour lotus flower on a tall stem with ornate dotwork and swirl-patterned leaves, shown as a tattoo design drawing.
Pink lotus with dotwork leaves
Black and grey pencil sketch of a stem with three large open flowers, shaded with fine hatching, suitable as botanical flash for a tattoo design.
Pencil sketch of three flowers on a stem
Colour botanical tattoo of a pink rose with green leaves and a fine-lined curling stem, placed on the forearm.
Pink rose with stem and leaves on skin
Black ink line drawing of a leaf outline filled with a tree, branches, leaves and berries, shown as a tattoo design on white paper with no body part visible.
Leaf with tree and branches line drawing
Black and grey dotwork lotus flower tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm, with an open palm shown against a dark background.
Dotwork lotus on the inner wrist
Fine line tattoo of a white daisy on a slender stem with green leaves, placed on the inner forearm.
Daisy stem on an inner forearm
Fine line black and grey tattoo of three origami cranes strung along a thin stem on the outer thigh of a leg.
Three origami cranes on a thigh
Back of an upper arm with a vivid pink and red rose and peony tattoo on a green stem, in a botanical style.
Pink rose and peony on upper arm
Black and grey rose tattoo with leaves and stems across the outer hip and upper thigh, shown in a close photograph.
Black and grey rose with leaves on the thigh
Black linework tattoo of a lily of the valley sprig with bell-shaped flowers and striped leaves, placed on the inner wrist and forearm.
Lily of the valley sprig on wrist
Two painterly rose tattoos, one red and one blue-grey, on the backs of a pair of calves.
Two rose tattoos on the calves
Realistic colour tattoo of four red poppies on green stems, running down the forearm against a dark background.
Red poppies with stems on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two peony flowers and leaves on a forearm, shown in a close view and a wider view with a hand.
Peony and leaves on a forearm
Back view of a woman with a colour botanical tattoo of red roses and dark leaves running from the collarbone towards the shoulder.
Red roses on upper chest
Fine line black tattoo of two thin branches with small flowers and a dotted crescent moon on the inner wrist.
Botanical branches and dotted crescent on wrist
Colour botanical tattoo on a calf showing a pink rose, green leaves and a glossy orange fruit with a long thin tail.
Pink rose and orange fruit on a calf
Woman in a black Wayne Enterprises t-shirt with a grey shield logo, showing a black and grey floral tattoo on her upper arm.
Floral arm tattoo with Wayne Enterprises t-shirt
Close-up of a small fine line vine tattoo on an ankle, worn with striped flats and cropped blue jeans.
Fine line vine tattoo on an ankle
Fine line lavender sprig tattoo in purple and green running diagonally across the forearm.
Lavender sprig on a forearm
Fine line botanical tattoo of trailing stems, small bell-shaped flowers and leaves on a forearm, with a hand holding yellow dried flowers.
Botanical sprig tattoo on a forearm
Black outline drawing of a symmetrical tulip and stem design in a flowing Art Nouveau style, shown as a line drawing with no body placement.
Symmetrical tulip and stem design
Small fine line tattoo of a red apple with a green leaf on the upper arm, against a pale background.
Small red apple on upper arm
Colour tattoo of pink roses, buds and green leaves in a botanical style on the upper arm of a person in a white vest top.
Pink roses and buds on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of a bird of paradise flower with orange, pink and yellow petals and a green and blue stem, on a person's shoulder and upper arm.
Bird of paradise flower on the shoulder
Fine line tattoo on an upper arm combining red and green watercolour-style flowers with black geometric spirograph circles, dots and hatched leaf shapes.
Floral and geometric linework on upper arm
Black and white photo of a fine line botanical sprig tattoo with small flower heads on the upper arm of a woman with her hair in a bun.
Small sprig tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a wildflower bouquet with a poppy, daisy and foxglove on a forearm.
Wildflower bouquet on a forearm
Small black dandelion tattoo with seeds drifting off the head, on the inner wrist, in a fine line botanical style.
Dandelion seeds tattoo on a wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a small flower with a long thin stem on the inner ankle, with a white platform sneaker.
Single flower with long stem on an ankle
Watercolour-style tattoo of a deer with antlers among red, orange and green flower washes, placed on the ribs.
Watercolour deer tattoo on the ribs