Stem tattoo ideas

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Back tattoo of black and grey wildflowers in front of an orange watercolour-style sun, with fine radiating lines, small birds and a script banner across the upper back and shoulder.
Wildflowers and orange sun across the back
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a hummingbird feeding from a red lily, orange trumpet flower and purple peony on the upper back.
Hummingbird and flowers on the upper back
Colour botanical tattoo of pink and purple peonies with green leaves and two small butterflies, running down a woman's upper back.
Peony and butterfly vine down the back
Colourful geometric bird tattoo on a person's upper back between the shoulder blades, built from faceted triangles in purple, orange, pink and teal.
Geometric bird tattoo on upper back
Black and grey geometric tattoo on a man's upper back and shoulder, showing a tree with a checked trunk, a sun, faces and a hand, with a small green bird and dashed line running onto the upper arm.
Surreal tree and hand on upper back
Black fine line script reading Just Breathe with a shaded dandelion and drifting seeds, tattooed on the upper back.
Just Breathe script with dandelion seeds
Black and grey botanical tattoo of three flowers on stems with leaves across the upper back, in a fine line style, near the shoulder blade.
Three flowers and leaves across upper back
Fine line lotus flower tattoo with a black infinity loop and curled stem, placed on a person's back.
Lotus flower with infinity stem
Black and grey realism tattoo of a blossom branch with shaded petals running down a person's upper back below the neck.
Black and grey blossom branch across upper back
Purple lily tattoo with grey shading and green stems on the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Purple lily on upper back
Red pencil sketch of a botanical tattoo design with layered flowers, leaves and swirls running down the side of a back and hip outline.
Floral back design sketch in red pencil
Colour sunflower tattoo with yellow petals, brown outlines and a dark centre, with a short green stem, on a person's lower back.
Sunflower tattoo on the lower back
Black botanical floral vine tattoo running down a person's upper back, with a hand holding an applicator at the lower left.
Black floral vine on upper back
Small outlined red rose tattoo with a black stem and leaf on the back, in a botanical style.
Small red rose with black stem
Black and grey realism tattoo of two roses and a dagger on a woman's upper back and shoulder blade.
Roses and dagger on upper back
Realistic colour tattoo of pink lilies with green leaves and vines on a woman's upper back and shoulder, seen from behind.
Pink lily tattoo across a shoulder blade
A red rose with a green stem and leaves, surrounded by pink, blue and black watercolour splashes, tattooed on a person's upper back.
Red rose with watercolour splashes on upper back
Close view of a person's upper back showing a black and grey brushstroke flower tattoo beside the shoulder blade, with a loose, painterly style.
Brushstroke flower on upper back
Realistic colour tattoo of a pink lily with green stems and leaves on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Pink lily tattoo on upper back
Fine line and dotwork tulips on a stem across a person's upper back, with a small crescent moon near the right shoulder blade.
Two tulips on a stem across a back
Black and grey tattoo of a crescent moon entwined with blossom flowers and a sitting cat, on a person's upper back.
Crescent moon with cat and blossom on upper back
Traditional style colour tattoo of a crown above a red rose with green leaves and a stem, on a person's upper back between the shoulder blades.
Crowned red rose with leaves on upper back
Back of a shaved head and neck with a black line lotus mandala on the scalp, a stemmed lotus design down the neck and mandala pieces across the shoulders.
Lotus mandala on scalp and neck
Large red rose tattoo with black linework and green leaves on the upper back near the neck, in a sketchy watercolour style.
Red rose with green leaves on upper back
Botanical tattoo of a vertical sprig of red flowers and dark green leaves running down the upper back.
Red flower sprig on upper back
Close-up of a red rose tattoo with green stems and loose black ink splashes, in a watercolour-style design, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Red rose with ink splashes on upper back
Black ink botanical tattoo of a flower vine running from the neck down the upper back and shoulder blade of a woman seen from behind.
Flower vine running down the upper back
Fine line tattoo of a red watercolour poppy on the upper back, with cursive script running down the spine, shown in a full view and a close-up.
Red poppy and script down the spine
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
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
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
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
Black and grey Japanese style chrysanthemum tattoo spreading across a person's upper back and over the shoulder.
Chrysanthemums across a back and shoulder
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
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
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 fine line peony with leaves and a long stem tattooed on the right side of a woman's bare back.
Peony and leaves across a back
Black fine line lotus flower tattoo with a dotted stem on a person's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Lotus flower on the upper back
Watercolour-style pink flowers with black stems and splashes of ink tattooed across a person's upper back.
Pink watercolour flowers across a back
Realistic red hibiscus flowers and green leaves tattooed down the upper back, shown from behind on a woman in a loose white dress.
Red hibiscus flowers down a back
Fine line black tattoo of a dandelion with seeds drifting across the upper back, with a hand holding a black strap at the left.
Dandelion with drifting seeds on the back
Back of a woman's shoulder with a realistic colour tattoo of orange flowers and grey shaded scrollwork, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Orange flowers and scrollwork on a shoulder
Small colour tattoo of a green four-leaf clover with a dark centre and shaded petals, placed on the lower back beside jeans and a blue fabric.
Green four-leaf clover on lower back
Black and grey lotus flower tattoo with shaded petals and a long thin stem, placed on a person's back.
Lotus flower on the back
Black and grey lotus flower tattoo with a curling stem on the upper back of a person with dark hair, shown from behind.
Lotus flower on upper back
Pink watercolour-style flowers with dark stems tattooed across a person's upper back.
Pink watercolour flowers across a back
Colour tattoo of two purple lilac flower heads with green leaves and a stem on the upper back below the shoulder blade.
Lilac sprig across a shoulder blade