Stem tattoo ideas

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

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Small colour tattoo of a pink and purple lilac sprig with green leaves on the outer ankle, in a fine line botanical style.
Lilac sprig on an ankle
Fine line geometric mandala tattoo with gear-like spirals and teal star accents on the back of a calf.
Mandala and gear calf tattoo
Botanical tattoo of a bellflower sprig with small round leaves running up the inner forearm, shown with a hand resting palm up.
Bellflower sprig on the inner forearm
Black and grey Japanese-style tattoo of a seated Buddha on a lotus base with a stem and leaves, running down the upper arm beneath cloud scrolls on the shoulder.
Seated Buddha and lotus on upper arm
Black and grey botanical flash design of two open roses, a rosebud and leaves on a white card, with no body placement shown.
Black and grey rose cluster design
Realistic red rose tattoo merged with a maple leaf shape on the upper thigh, shaded in deep red and black.
Red rose and maple leaf on thigh
Black ink botanical tattoo of a flowering sprig with leaves and small blooms on the upper arm, in a fine line style.
Flowering sprig on upper arm
Colour tattoo of two pink roses with green leaves and stems wrapping across the inner forearm, shown on a black chair.
Two pink roses with leaves on a forearm
Black and grey fine line poppy tattoo on the back of a calf, with a stem, buds, leaves and a shaded diamond below.
Poppy with diamond on a calf
Fine line black ink drawing of a ginkgo leaf with radiating veins on a long stem, suitable as a botanical flash design.
Ginkgo leaf line drawing
Black and grey dotwork and fine line drawing of a symmetrical geometric lotus ornament with a vertical stem, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Geometric lotus-style ornament design
Black and grey traditional tattoo of two roses with leaves, buds and a stem running down the inner forearm.
Black and grey roses on a forearm
Small fine line daisy tattoo with a yellow centre and green stem and bud, placed on the side of an ankle.
Daisy with bud on an ankle
Black ink line drawing of a honeysuckle sprig with trumpet-shaped blooms, curling tendrils and leaves on a white background, a design suited to a fine line botanical tattoo.
Honeysuckle sprig line drawing
Colour tattoo of two lavender sprigs with blue-violet flowers and green stems on the side of the thigh, in a fine line botanical style.
Lavender sprigs on a thigh
Traditional style flash design of a dark perfume atomiser bottle with a red rose on its front and a coral spray cloud, shown on a pale background.
Perfume atomiser with rose, traditional flash
Red and pink watercolour-style poppies with green stems on a woman's ribs and side, in colour.
Red watercolour poppies on the ribs
Realistic colour tattoo of a maple leaf in orange, red and yellow with shaded veins, on a person's lower leg.
Autumn maple leaf on a lower leg
Black and grey Japanese style chrysanthemum tattoo spreading across a person's upper back and over the shoulder.
Chrysanthemums across a back and shoulder
Colour tattoo of lavender sprigs with purple flowers and green stems running along the inner forearm.
Lavender sprigs on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical pair of poppies with geometric diamond shapes on a tan background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Symmetrical poppies with geometric diamonds
Black line drawing of a lily with a curling stem and two leaves, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Single line lily with curling stem
Two black and grey shaded roses tattooed on the upper thigh, with grey lace underwear and a bed in the background.
Two black and grey roses on the hip
Hand-drawn fine line tattoo design of a lotus flower within a dotted geometric triangle, with a pen held beside it on white paper.
Lotus flower tattoo design in fine line
Botanical colour tattoo of a red poppy with a fine black stem on the calf, shown above black leather boots.
Red poppy on a calf
Full-colour botanical tattoo of purple rhododendron, red and orange poppies and blue flowers with green leaves across the upper arm and shoulder.
Colourful wildflower bouquet sleeve on upper arm
Black line drawing of a hand delicately holding a rose stem with leaves, beside a triangle containing the number 13, on a peach background.
Hand holding a rose stem with triangle 13
Black linework anemone with a long stem and leaves, beside the lettered quote 'I am terrified by this dark thing that sleeps in me' on the ribs.
Anemone and quote on the ribs
Watercolour-style poppy tattoo with black linework and orange, red and green washes across the ribs of a person's side.
Watercolour-style poppies on ribs
Black botanical vine tattoo of five-petalled flowers running from the neck down over the shoulder blade on a woman's back.
Floral vine tattoo across a shoulder and back
Fine line black and grey dandelion tattoo with drifting seeds on the inner wrist, shown with a woven leather bracelet.
Dandelion seeds on the inner wrist
Two black and grey botanical tattoos of wildflowers and poppies within circles and fine geometric lines, on the outer thighs.
Wildflower bouquets on two thighs
Pencil drawing of a trailing sprig of daisy-like flowers with feathery leaves on a pale background, a design that could work as a botanical tattoo flash.
Pencil drawing of a trailing daisy sprig
Black and white photo of a fine line outline tulip tattoo on the side of a torso, beside a striped fabric.
Outline tulip tattoo on side of torso
Colour tattoo of a red tulip with green and blue leaves, outlined in black, on a person's upper back below the neck.
Red tulip on upper back
Black and grey shaded rose with leaves and a small outlined star on a woman's forearm, with a stem running up the arm.
Shaded rose and leaves on a forearm
Fine line lotus flower tattoo with a pink outline and a purple stem on the inner wrist and forearm.
Lotus flower on the inner wrist
Black and grey botanical tattoo of lavender sprigs with a soft lilac wash behind, on the inner forearm.
Lavender sprigs on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a lavender sprig with small stippled buds on the inner upper arm, with a black top and white brick wall behind.
Lavender sprig on an upper arm
Fine line black botanical tattoo of a single flower with a long thin stem and small bud on the ankle, shown with white canvas sneakers.
Single flower with long stem on ankle
Small fine line tattoo of a pink rose with green leaves and a thin stem on the back of an upper arm, shown in a soft-focus photo.
Small pink rose on an upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a tied bouquet of leaves and five-petal flowers on a forearm, shown in a sepia photograph.
Flower bouquet on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a red and orange maple leaf with black shading on a person's shoulder and upper back.
Red maple leaf on a shoulder
Black and grey sunflower tattoo with shaded petals and leaves on a person's calf, shown in a casual outdoor setting.
Two sunflowers on a calf
Black and grey fine line botanical tattoo of a rose, leaves and bud on the upper arm of a woman wearing a red lace bralette.
Botanical rose and bud on upper arm
Colour botanical tattoo of a red poppy with buds, green leaves and roots on a forearm, shown from the wrist side.
Poppy and buds on a forearm
Black ink daisy with a leafy stem leading to a circular spiral motif on a forearm, photographed against blue fabric with sunflower print.
Daisy and spiral motif on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of two delicate flower stems with open blooms on the inner ankle.
Two flower stems on an ankle