Stem tattoo ideas

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

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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
Small colour tattoo of an orange and yellow daisy with green leaves on the side of an ankle, in a botanical style.
Small daisy and leaves on ankle
Black script reading Tale as old as time runs across the fingers of a hand, with a small pink rose and green stem below it on the back of the hand.
Tale as old as time script and rose on hand
Black script lettering quote running across a forearm tattoo with a small red and pink flower with a green stem on the left.
Script quote and flower on a forearm
Black line drawing of an ornate birdcage with two birds, one flying and one perched, beside roses and leaves, shown as an unshaded tattoo design sketch on paper.
Birdcage and roses tattoo design
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
Black ink drawing of a skeletal hand with sprigs of flowers and leaves rising from the wrist, in a botanical flash style.
Skeletal hand with botanical flowers
Black and grey botanical tattoo of poppies, a marigold-style bloom and leafy stems on the upper back near the shoulder.
Botanical flower bouquet on a shoulder
Fine line black tattoo of a slender wildflower sprig with three blooms running down the inner upper arm.
Fine line wildflower sprig on an upper arm
Fine line black botanical twig tattoo with small branching stems on the upper arm near the elbow, with a white sleeve rolled up.
Fine line twig on an upper arm
Forearm tattoo of a realistic pink peony framed by a black outlined triangle, with grey dotwork and black botanical leaves and berries around it.
Pink peony in a triangle on a forearm
Black and grey peony tattoos with leaves sit on both shoulders and upper chest of a woman with a dark bob haircut.
Twin peony tattoos on shoulders and chest
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a rose branch with leaves on the upper chest, with a shaded mandala pattern partly visible below.
Rose branch tattoo on the upper chest
Small fine line tattoo of a purple bellflower on a slender green stem, placed on the back of the neck below dark hair.
Bellflower stem on the back of the neck
Fine line black tattoo of a small rose with a stem and two leaves on the forearm of a person wearing a white t-shirt and jeans.
Small rose on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a slender botanical sprig with small open flowers and buds on the inner upper arm.
Fine line flower sprig on upper arm
Black ink line drawing of two coneflowers on long stems with leaves, a tattoo flash design with no body placement shown.
Two coneflowers in ink line drawing
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
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two small daisies on a stem with a leaf, on the outer upper arm.
Two small daisies on an upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of wildflowers and grasses wrapping the forearm, with fine linework and shading, photographed outdoors beside a brick wall.
Wildflower sleeve on a forearm
Green shaded four-leaf clover with a curling stem above the Irish phrase go deo i mo chroí, drawn as a flash design with no body placement shown.
Four-leaf clover with Irish lettering
Fine line black lotus flower tattoo with an unalome-style line and dots on the inner wrist.
Lotus and unalome on the wrist
Close view of a fine line botanical tattoo in pale, light-coloured ink across a shoulder, with leaves, stems and swirling tendrils.
Pale botanical linework across a shoulder
Black line drawing of a botanical flower design with dotwork shading on the petals, flowing stems, leaves and buds, shown as a tattoo design.
Flowers and buds on a sweeping stem
Colour tattoo of blue hydrangea flowers and green leaves wrapping around an ankle, in a botanical style.
Blue hydrangea ankle tattoo
Black and grey fine line botanical tattoo of daffodils on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Daffodil sprig on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a deer skull with antlers and orchid sprigs on the outer thigh and hip.
Deer skull and orchids on a thigh
Realistic grey orchid vine with buds and a small red script quote across a person's upper back by the shoulder blade.
Orchid vine and script on upper back
Black and grey realism style tattoo of three roses with leaves and swirling stems on the side of the torso above jeans.
Shaded roses on a hip
Colour botanical tattoo of a tied bundle of lavender stems with green leaves, placed on the forearm.
Lavender bundle on a forearm
Black line tattoo of peonies and leafy stems on the outer thigh, in a botanical style.
Peony stem tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey traditional rose with leaves tattooed on the side of a hip and upper thigh, with the wearer lying on white bedding.
Black and grey rose on the hip and thigh
Black and grey shaded rose tattoo with a stem and leaf on an upper arm, beside a pale fabric sleeve.
Shaded rose on upper arm
Botanical tattoo of a sprig with red and pink flowers, black leaves and small dots on the upper arm.
Red flower sprig on an upper arm
Black and white drawing of a stylised flower with pointed leaves, curling tendrils and small dotted accents, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Black floral ornament with swirls
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a lupin-style flower spike with palmate leaves on a person's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Lupin sprig on a upper back
Black ink fine line dandelion tattoo with drifting seeds and a ladybird on the stem, placed on the ankle.
Dandelion and ladybird on an ankle
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a mandala with feathers and fern leaves, running from the nape of the neck onto the upper back.
Ornamental dotwork neck and upper back tattoo
Fine line and dotwork tattoo of lavender sprigs, a shaded dotted circle and a small branch with teal dots on the inner forearm.
Lavender sprigs and dotted circle on forearm
Back of a person in a black strappy swimsuit, showing a black and grey rose and leaf vine tattoo running down the spine, seated at a pool edge.
Rose vine tattoo down a back
Black and grey pencil drawing of two dahlia flowers on long stems with serrated leaves, in a botanical style suited to a tattoo design.
Two dahlias on stems, pencil drawing
Colour botanical tattoo of blue cornflowers with green stems and buds on the inner forearm, shown in a pair of photographs.
Cornflowers on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a peach with leaves, flowers and the words Life is peachy on an upper arm.
Peach and flowers on an upper arm
Colour tattoo on a forearm of an orange lotus flower with black outline, a thin black stem curving into a black line heart, and a small black abstract mark below.
Orange lotus and line heart on forearm
Flash design of a stylised rose with dark red petals, a black thorned stem, leaves and swirls, with a small black bird silhouette at the lower left.
Stylised red rose with thorned stem
Watercolour-style cherry blossom branch tattoo in pink and black with grey-teal wash, running down the ribs and side of the torso.
Cherry blossom branch on the ribs
Small fine line black tattoo of a lavender sprig with two leaves on the inner forearm, shown against a white textured cloth.
Lavender sprig on a forearm