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 red ladybird with black spots beside a white daisy and black swirling stems, placed on the top of a foot.
Ladybird and daisy on a foot
Fine line tattoo of a clock face with Roman numerals wreathed in pink blossoms and green stems, on the upper arm below a white knitted sleeve.
Clock face and pink blossoms on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork rose with leaves and a stem on the back of a hand, with a ring on a finger beside it.
Dotwork rose and leaves on the hand
Pencil sketch design of a dandelion seed head releasing musical notes and a treble clef, in a botanical style, with no body placement shown.
Dandelion seed head with musical notes
Two black and grey botanical tattoos of poppies with stems, buds and leaves, one on each forearm, drawn in fine linework with dotwork shading.
Poppy tattoos on two forearms
Fine line black botanical sprig with a peony, fern fronds and a succulent-style flower on the inner forearm.
Botanical sprig with peony and fern on forearm
Fine line black botanical sprig tattoo with round flower buds and slim leaves on the inner upper arm.
Small botanical sprig on an upper arm
Black outline tattoo of California poppies with stems and fern-like foliage on a woman's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
California poppies across upper back
Colour and black ink tattoo of a dark scorpion climbing a green stem beneath an orange lily, with black swirling tendrils, on a person's upper back.
Scorpion and lily on the upper back
Small fine line tattoo of a spotted fawn beside pink and red peonies with green stems and leaves, placed on the upper back.
Fawn and peonies on upper back
Small black fine line tattoo of a botanical sprig with several buds on the inner upper arm.
Fine line sprig on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a sweet pea sprig with three blooms on the inner forearm.
Sweet pea sprig on an inner forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a red rose with a thorny stem and green leaf on a forearm, set against a teal watercolour wash.
Red rose with thorns on a forearm
Two small fine line red poppy tattoos with thin black stems, one on the inner wrist of a forearm and a fainter matching one on the wrist beside it.
Matching poppy tattoos on two wrists
Colour tattoo of a red poppy with grey-green leaves and stem on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade, in a botanical style.
Red poppy on a shoulder blade
Black and grey realistic rose with two buds and a thin stem, tattooed behind the ear on the side of a person's neck.
Black and grey rose on the neck
Black and grey shaded rose tattoo with leaves and a small bud on the side of a woman's hip, above a black underwear waistband.
Shaded rose on a hip and thigh
Fine line black ink lavender sprig tattoo running up a forearm, with dotted flower heads and thin, unshaded stems.
Lavender sprig on a forearm
Realistic red poppies with soft wash shading and two black birds in flight, tattooed on the upper thigh.
Red poppies and birds on a thigh
Fine line black dandelion seed head tattoo with a long stem on a forearm, set against a blue dandelion-patterned background.
Dandelion seed head on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of two daisy-like flowers on stems with leaves, running up the outside of an ankle above a brown shoe.
Two daisy-like flowers on an ankle
Fine line tattoo of a red watercolour-style poppy at the top of a woman's back, with a thin stem and cursive script running down the spine.
Red poppy with script down the spine
Black linework flash design of a slender vertical stem with seven daisy-like flowers in fine line botanical style, shown on a white background with no body part visible.
Vertical sprig of daisies
Shaded grey and white blossom flowers with magenta sprigs trailing along a forearm, in a botanical realism style.
Blossom branch on a forearm
Red poppy flowers with grey stems and buds in a painterly botanical tattoo on the lower leg near the ankle.
Red poppies on a lower leg
Black linework tattoo of an owl with foliage below it, placed on the outer thigh of a person's upper leg.
Owl and foliage on a thigh
A small red rose with green leaves and a thin stem, fine line style, on the upper back of a woman wearing a grey top.
Small red rose on upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a flowering sprig with leaves on the forearm, shown from two angles.
Floral sprig tattoo on the inner forearm
Black and grey line drawing of a rose branch with an open bloom, two buds and serrated leaves, in an engraved botanical style.
Rose branch with buds and leaves in line
Blue and white floral tattoo design of layered flower heads and leaves on a white card, shown on a pale wooden background.
Blue delft-style floral design
Black fine line botanical tattoo of a slender sprig with dark leaves and stippled buds on the upper arm.
Botanical sprig on upper arm
Pink and red lotus flower tattoo with a yellow centre and green stem on the side of a person's ribs, in a soft painterly botanical style.
Pink lotus flower on the ribs
Three matching tattoos of pink poppies with grey leaves and the word sister in script, on legs.
Matching pink poppy and sister script tattoos
Small fine line tattoo of a black bird holding a stem with pink and blue daisies, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Bird and daisies on the wrist
Colour tattoo of red peony flowers with green leaves on the outer forearm, shown on a person in a grey top and dark jeans.
Red peonies on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an anatomical heart with a rose stem, smoke-like wisps and the words Comfortably Numb, on the outer thigh.
Anatomical heart with rose stem on a thigh
Two fine-line black dandelion tattoos with seeds drifting away, one on each hip of a person in a bikini, shown in a sunny outdoor photo.
Dandelion seeds on two hips
Fine line black tattoo of a dandelion releasing seeds with the word Faith in script along the ribs.
Dandelion and Faith script on ribs
Black and white photo of a fine line and dotwork dandelion tattoo with a long thin stem running down the centre of a bare upper back.
Dandelion tattoo on upper back
Colour and black-and-grey tattoo on a person's back showing a swallow in flight between three red poppies, with birds and ink splashes above.
Swallow and red poppies down a back
Fine line black tattoo of a daffodil with an unopened bud and long narrow leaves on the upper arm.
Daffodil fine line tattoo on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of orange poppies in a grassy field with a small bee, on the forearm.
Orange poppies and a bee on a forearm
Black ink line drawings on white of mushrooms, cacti, leaf sprigs, ferns and succulents, arranged as a botanical flash sheet with no body placement shown.
Hand-drawn botanical flash sheet in black line
Black pen sketch of a heart made of five daisies joined by curling vines and small leaves, a botanical fine line design shown on plain paper.
Daisy heart vine line drawing
Fine line botanical tattoo of a small sprig with two flower buds and leaves on the upper arm, shown against a white sleeve.
Small botanical sprig on upper arm
Watercolour-style botanical tattoo of pink and purple flowers with green stems across the side of the ribs.
Watercolour flowers on the side ribs
Fine line botanical tattoo of leaves, swirls and dots running down a forearm towards the wrist, in dark grey ink.
Floral swirl tattoo on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of two orange daffodils with green stems on the outer thigh, with a small dark tattoo partly visible above it.
Daffodils on a thigh