Stem tattoo ideas

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

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Black line drawing of several vertical flourish designs, each with scrolls, spirals and tapering stems on a white background.
Swirl and spiral flash sheet
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
Two painterly neo-traditional rose tattoos, one red and one blue, with green leaves, on the backs of a pair of calves.
Red and blue roses on both calves
Black fine line tattoo of an arrow with leafy stems on the upper back, below dark hair.
Arrow with leaves on upper back
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
Black line drawing of a shamrock made from interlaced Celtic knotwork, with three heart-shaped leaves and a knotted stem, shown on a white background.
Celtic knot shamrock line drawing
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
Small black dotwork and fine line four leaf clover tattoo on the upper arm, near the elbow.
Four leaf clover on an upper arm
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
Traditional style black rose flash design with shaded leaves and a thorned stem, drawn in black and grey with white highlights on paper.
Traditional black rose with thorny stem
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
Colour botanical tattoo of a blackberry branch with green leaves and ripe and unripe berries on the upper arm.
Blackberry branch on an upper arm
Black ink drawing of a panther climbing through white lilies and leafy stems, in a botanical fine line style, shown as an uncoloured tattoo design.
Black panther among lilies design
Traditional style tattoo of three purple tulips with grey-green leaves and black outlines on the inner forearm.
Three purple tulips on a forearm
Purple ink sketch of two peony flowers with leaves and a long stem, drawn as a botanical tattoo design in a spiral sketchbook.
Two peony flowers in purple ink sketch
Two large rose tattoos on the backs of a person's calves, one red and one blue-grey, with dark linework and teal leaves.
Red and blue roses on both calves
Fine line botanical tattoo of a lavender sprig in purple and green on a calf.
Lavender sprig on a lower leg