Stem tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey linework tattoo of two sunflowers and sprigs of lavender running down a person's thigh, in a botanical fine line style.
Sunflowers and lavender on the thigh
Black line drawing of a butterfly with outstretched wings resting on a curved branch with leaves, a botanical design suited to a tattoo stencil, with no body part shown.
Butterfly and leafy branch line design
Small black lotus flower tattoo with a curved stem on the inner forearm, shown in a close-up photo.
Small lotus tattoo on the inner forearm
Small fine line black tattoo of a slender botanical sprig with leaves on the side of an ankle.
Fine line sprig tattoo on an ankle
Close-up of a fine line botanical tattoo of purple flowers on a thin green stem, sitting on the neck behind the ear.
Purple wildflower sprig behind the ear
Black ink line drawing of a botanical lotus flower with a spiral stem and dot accents, shown as a tattoo design on paper with no body placement.
Lotus flower tattoo design sketch
Realistic colour tattoo of a pink dahlia with green leaves on the upper leg, photographed in a studio.
Realistic pink dahlia with green leaves
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a tulip with a long stem and curling leaves on the side of a person's ribs.
Tulip tattoo on the ribs
Black line drawing of a heart formed from a trailing vine with leaves, small flowers and a rose, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Floral vine heart design
Black and grey realism sunflower tattoo with shaded petals and two leaves on the inner forearm.
Sunflower on the inner forearm
Colour tattoo of a red rose with stem and green leaves, set among blue and pink geometric shards on the upper back, in a watercolour style.
Red rose with geometric shards on upper back
Four photographs of a black and grey botanical tattoo of soft, translucent flower blooms and stems with ink splashes, sitting on the upper arm and shoulder.
Black and grey flowers across upper arm
Small colour tattoo of lavender sprigs with purple flowers and green stems and leaves, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Lavender sprigs on the inner wrist
Watercolour-style botanical flower tattoo in purple, blue and teal with a thin red stem line, on the upper forearm near the elbow.
Watercolour flower on forearm
Fine line black ink tattoo of a curling vine with a ladybird, a small flower and a tendril on the outer ankle.
Ladybird and vine on an ankle
Six-panel black and white collage of tattoos: a shaded rose, the word Hope on an arm, beautiful in script, a lotus on a back, be kind to yourself on a forearm, and a fine stem on the upper back.
Collage of rose, lettering and botanical tattoos
Black and grey botanical tattoo of lilies with long stems and soft shaded petals wrapping across a person's upper thigh and hip.
Lilies wrapping a thigh in grey shading
Colour botanical tattoo of a rose, poppies and wildflowers wrapping the calf of a leg, with grey shaded leaves.
Wildflower bouquet tattoo on a calf
Small red and orange maple leaf tattoo with soft shading and a thin stem, on the inner forearm.
Maple leaf on a forearm
Close-up of a soft, watercolour-style botanical tattoo of pink and red flowers with dark stems across a person's upper arm and shoulder.
Pink blossoms with dark stems on the upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of poppies, daisies and wildflowers with roots on the forearm.
Wildflowers and roots on a forearm
Fine line poppy tattoo with a slender stem and bud on a person's ribs, drawn in black ink beside a dotted circle.
Fine line poppy on the ribs
Full-colour botanical tattoo of red poppies, buds and green leaves wrapping from the shoulder down the upper arm of a person in a green vest top.
Red poppies and buds on an upper arm and shoulder
Realistic red rose with black and grey shaded leaves and stem tattooed on the side of a person's lower torso above the waistband of black trousers.
Red rose and grey stem on the hip
Black and grey tattoo of a shaded rose with a stem and leaf, beside fine script reading tale as old as time, on the side of the torso.
Rose and script lettering on the side
Black ink lotus flower design with curling scrolls drawn on pale paper, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Lotus flower with swirling scrolls
Traditional style tattoo of a hand with a lace cuff, a strawberry on the back of the hand and small flowers and leaves below, on a forearm.
Hand holding a strawberry on a forearm
Two colour tattoos on the inner forearms: pink peonies with violet flowers on the left, and a pale blue swallowtail butterfly among pink flowers on the right, in a botanical realism style.
Peonies and a butterfly on forearms
Black and white photo of a fine line tulip tattoo with a long looping stem on the side of a ribcage.
Fine line tulip on the ribs
Black line tattoos of flowers, buds, stems and leaves on the outer thighs of two legs, in a botanical style.
Botanical flower tattoos on two thighs
Colour tattoo of a green hummingbird feeding from a red hibiscus flower with a leafy stem, placed on the upper arm near the shoulder.
Hummingbird and hibiscus on upper arm
Black botanical tattoo of a rose with leaves and a long stem on a person's upper back near the shoulder, worn with a red top.
Black rose on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a sunflower, marigold and perched bird down an upper arm, with a swooping bird and FORGIVE ribbon across the shoulder.
Sunflower and bird upper arm with ribbon
Close-up of a small fine line botanical tattoo of a thin sprig with buds and leaves in black ink, sitting on the neck behind an ear.
Fine line sprig behind the ear
Black and grey realism style tattoo of several roses with leaves covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Black and grey roses on an upper arm
Black line tattoo of a botanical plant with umbel flower heads and feathery leaves on the inner forearm, in a fine line style.
Umbel plant sprig on a forearm
Black and grey laurel wreath tattoo with shaded leaves and crossed stems at the base, placed on the side of the torso.
Laurel wreath on the ribs
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a daffodil with a long stem and two narrow leaves, on the forearm.
Daffodil tattoo on the forearm
Black ink silhouette design of a butterfly with a flower and leaves on a plain white background, in a botanical style with no body placement shown.
Butterfly and flower line design
Full-colour tattoo of pink lilies and butterflies running down the middle of a person's back, in a botanical realism style.
Lilies and butterflies down the spine
Realistic sunflowers with grey shaded stems and leaves tattooed along the side of a torso on the ribs.
Sunflowers and stem on the ribs
Fine line tattoo of a slender botanical wildflower stem in orange and red with small blue-grey buds, placed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Small wildflower stem on a forearm
Fine line black and grey botanical tattoo of a slender wildflower sprig running down the ribs, shown in two close-up photographs.
Wildflower sprig on the ribs
Colour botanical tattoo of green leaves and a climbing vine wrapping around a bare calf, photographed outdoors on a pavement.
Leafy vine wrapping a calf
Black and grey botanical tattoo of wheat stalks and cornflowers on a forearm, overlapped by fine geometric triangle outlines.
Wheat and cornflowers with triangles on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a flowering botanical sprig with small blossoms and leaves on the inner forearm.
Sprig of flowers on a forearm
Pencil drawing of a rose whose stem forms a treble clef, with two buds, shown as a black and grey tattoo design.
Rose and treble clef design in pencil
Realistic pink lily tattoo with black scrollwork wrapping around the ankle and lower leg.
Pink lilies with swirls on an ankle