Stem tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey shaded roses with leaves and buds tattooed across an upper arm and shoulder, worn by a person in a red and blue striped top.
Shaded roses on an upper arm
A gold metallic temporary tattoo of a leaf vine runs down the centre of the chest, worn with a pink lace bralette and denim jeans.
Gold metallic leaf vine on chest
Fine line colour tattoo of red poppies, buds and green foliage on a forearm, held against weathered turquoise wooden panels.
Poppy sprig on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a chrysanthemum with oak-style leaves and a dotted circle outline, on the inner forearm, against a brick wall.
Chrysanthemum and oak leaves on a forearm
A grid of eight black fine line tattoos of wildflowers, sprigs, a leaf, a plant pot and outlined hands, placed on ribs, upper arms and forearms.
Fine line botanical tattoos collage
Traditional style colour tattoo of two pink roses with green leaves, a bud and a curling stem on the side of a ribcage.
Two pink roses on the ribs
Colour Neo-trad tattoo of pink roses, an orange marigold and green leaves on a vine across an upper arm.
Rose and marigold vine on upper arm
Colour tattoo of pink roses, rosebuds and green leaves with black brushstroke accents, botanical style on the forearm.
Pink roses and black brushstrokes on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a bouquet of pink carnations, purple buds and green leaves with black stems on the inside of a forearm, in botanical style.
Pink carnation and purple bud bouquet on a forearm
Black linework rose with leaves and berries on a woman's shoulder, in a botanical style.
Rose and leaves on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a cat's head framed by a botanical leaf wreath on the inner upper arm.
Cat portrait in a leaf wreath on upper arm
Black line drawing of a stylised leaf sprig with decorative patterned fills, offered as a botanical tattoo design.
Stylised leaf sprig line drawing
Black and grey poppy tattoo with stems and a bud running down a woman's upper arm, with a small skull and trumpet below, in a botanical and traditional style.
Poppies with skull and trumpet on upper arm
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a dandelion with seeds becoming birds and swirling stems on the ankle and inner foot.
Dandelion seeds turning into birds on an ankle
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a tulip with a stem and leaf on the inner wrist, with a curved line encircling the wrist above it.
Fine line tulip on a wrist
Black and grey wild rose tattoo with leaves on a shoulder, shown in a black and white photo of a bare-chested person.
Wild rose tattoo on a shoulder
A botanical sprig of flowers and a bud tattooed on the top of a foot, glowing blue under ultraviolet light, placed near the ankle.
Glowing UV flower sprig on a foot
Black ink flash drawing of a botanical sprig with large open flowers, buds and leaves, in a dotwork and fine line style, on a pale background.
Botanical flower sprig drawing in black ink
Black ink drawing of a dandelion seed head releasing seeds across pale paper, a botanical design with fine linework and no body placement shown.
Dandelion seeds drifting from a stem
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a thistle, bluebells and trumpet-shaped flowers on the inner upper arm, shaded with dotwork.
Wildflower sprig on an upper arm
Black ink design of a heart formed by two abstract figures, with a curling stem and swirled buds on the right side.
Heart formed by two figures with a swirl stem
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two crocus-style flowers on a stem, with dotwork shading, on the outer upper arm.
Crocus flowers on the upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a flowering branch with a cluster of blossoms and leaves running up the forearm.
Flowering branch tattoo on a forearm
Colourful butterfly and daisy tattoo with watercolour splashes and black ink details on a person's upper chest, near the collarbone.
Butterfly and daisy on the chest in watercolour style
Realistic botanical tattoo of white blossoms and blue forget-me-nots with green leaves on the upper arm.
Forget-me-nots and white blossoms on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a sunflower with yellow petals, a brown centre and green leaves on the back of a person's neck.
Sunflower on the back of the neck
Small watercolour-style red and pink flower tattoo with a green stem on the outer lower leg, above the ankle, with rolled jeans and white canvas trainers.
Watercolour red flower on the lower leg
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a flower with a closed bud on a long thin stem, on the lower leg, with soft shading in the petals.
Single flower and bud on a lower leg
Colour tattoo of blue flowers with green leaves and black stems on the neck behind the ear, in a botanical style.
Blue flowers behind the ear
Black and grey daisy tattoo with a fine line script quote trailing from its stem, sitting on the lower back above a pair of jeans.
Daisy and script quote on lower back
Fine line black tattoo of lily of the valley stems in a small glass jar on the inner upper arm.
Lily of the valley in a jar on an upper arm
Shaded grey rose bud tattoo with green leaves on the thigh of a person with bare legs, seated against a blue-grey backdrop.
Rose bud tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a sunflower with leaves inside a diamond shape on a lower leg, placed on the calf.
Sunflower in a dotwork diamond on a calf
Black line drawing of a scorpion with a rose and leaves on its curled tail, shown as a tattoo flash design on a pale pink background.
Scorpion with a rose on its tail
Black and grey botanical tattoo of flowers, leaves and a tied bundle of herbs across an upper arm.
Botanical flowers and herb bundle on upper arm
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
Colour tattoo of a red apple shaped as a skull with blue dripping ink and a purple watercolour splash, neo-traditional style, on the side of the ribs.
Apple skull with blue drips on the side
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