Stem tattoo ideas

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

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Watercolour-style pink and red cherry blossom flowers and buds with thin stems across a shoulder and upper arm.
Pink blossom branch across a shoulder
Colour botanical tattoo of a red tulip, pink rose and blue flowers with green leaves and yellow berries on the inner forearm.
Red tulip and pink rose forearm tattoo
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a dandelion releasing seeds and small birds across the inner wrist and forearm.
Dandelion seeds drifting across two wrists
Black botanical leaf sprig tattoo behind a person's ear, shown in a black and white close-up photograph.
Small leaf sprig behind the ear
Black line-work floral tattoo with flower heads and leaves across a woman's shoulder and upper back.
Black floral design across a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a peach with a green leaf on the inner forearm, drawn in traditional style with bold black outlines.
Peach on a forearm
Blue botanical tattoo on a forearm showing large flower heads, buds, leaves and a sprig in a Delft-inspired blue and white style.
Blue floral bouquet on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of pink orchid blooms with dark stems running down the side of the ribs and torso.
Pink orchids down the side of a torso
Red fine line design of a rose with leaves and a thorned stem wrapped around a knife, shown on a plain white background.
Rose wrapped around a knife
Black fine line tattoo of dandelion seeds drifting across the upper chest and collarbone, with a larger dandelion clock on the right.
Dandelion seeds across a collarbone
Black and grey tattoo of an unfurling fern frond with a spiral tip on the calf.
Unfurling fern frond on a calf
Traditional swallow tattoo with red roses and green leaves wrapping around a forearm.
Swallow and roses on a forearm
Fine line lavender sprig tattoo in purple and green on the side of a person's neck, below the ear.
Lavender sprig on the side of the neck
Black fine line botanical drawing of a wildflower sprig with poppy-like blooms, buds, leaves and feathery grass heads, drawn on paper.
Wildflower sprig line drawing
Fine line black tattoo of two daisies on thin stems with small leaves, placed on the ankle.
Two daisies on an ankle
Black and grey orchid spray tattoo across a woman's shoulder and upper arm, in botanical style with fine shading.
Orchid spray on a shoulder
Colour botanical tattoo of sweet pea flowers in red, purple and pink with green leaves, on the upper arm of a person in a blue top.
Sweet pea sprig on an upper arm
Fine line botanical tattoo of a small sprig with leaves and wispy stems on the back of a woman's upper arm.
Fine line sprig on the upper arm
Arm with a full sleeve of traditional-style roses in red and blue-grey, with green leaves and thorns, covering the upper arm and forearm.
Rose sleeve on upper arm and forearm
Small fine line black tattoo of a botanical sprig with a few buds on the side of a torso, just below the ribs.
Fine line sprig on the ribs
Black and grey tattoo of a shaded rose with a stem and leaves, and the word Strenght in cursive script above it, on the side of a hip.
Script word and rose on a hip
Small fine line tattoo of a leafy sprig with berries in black ink on the side of a ribcage, with a hand resting nearby.
Fine line sprig tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey botanical fine line tattoo of a lilac sprig with two leaves on a forearm.
Lilac sprig on a forearm
Black and magenta lotus flower tattoo with a long thin stem, placed on the side of the ribs above jeans.
Lotus flower with a long stem on the ribs
Black line tattoo of poppy flowers, seed pods and leafy stems wrapping around a person's upper arm, in a fine line botanical style.
Poppies and seed pods on an upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a small rose with two leaves and a stem on the forearm, photographed with the arm bent at the elbow.
Small rose on a forearm
Realistic tattoo of a red rose under a glass dome with petals on the base, shaded in grey and red across the upper arm.
Red rose under a glass dome on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a sunflower with a closed bud and green leaves on a forearm, shaded in a realistic style.
Sunflower on a forearm
Two small solid black leaf tattoos with curled stems on the side of adjacent fingers of an open hand, with a gold ring on another finger.
Two small leaf tattoos on fingers
Three wrists held together showing fine line black ink flower tattoos: a sprig of small blossoms, a daisy on a stem and a larger open bloom.
Three matching flower wrist tattoos
Black line drawing of a tall stem with a row of daisy-like flowers, a botanical tattoo design shown without any body placement.
Vertical stem of line-drawn daisy flowers
Fine line black tattoo of a slender sprig with three leaves and a small bell-shaped flower on the forearm.
Small botanical sprig on a forearm
Colour botanical tattoo of pink gladiolus flowers with green stems on a person's shoulder and upper arm, shown from behind.
Pink gladiolus tattoo on the shoulder
Black and grey tattoo design of a dandelion seed head dissolving into a flock of birds, shown as a standalone drawing with no body placement.
Dandelion seed head turning into birds
Black fine line tattoo of two poppies on stems, running down the inner forearm of a person in a black and white photo.
Fine line poppies on a forearm
Black ink line drawing on white paper of a swirling, paisley-style design with two flowers, a leaf and a row of small open circles, shown as a tattoo design.
Black ink swirl and flower design
Black ink pen drawing of a hovering hummingbird above a sprig of leaves and open flowers, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Hummingbird and blossoms ink drawing
Black and grey hatched rose tattoo with leaves on the upper back near the shoulder blade, with dark hair falling over the shoulder.
Hatched rose on a upper back
Four black dandelion seedhead designs on a white background, arranged in a grid, with varying line weights and stems.
Four dandelion seedhead designs in black
Fine line black tattoo of a slender sprig with small buds on a pale inner forearm, beside a rolled plaid shirt sleeve and a red brick wall.
Small sprig tattoo on inner forearm
Shaded grey cross with a heart-shaped outline and three red rosebuds on a stem, tattooed on skin.
Grey cross with heart and red roses
Botanical tattoo of two red poppies with green-grey leaves and buds on a woman's upper chest, near the collarbone.
Red poppies on the upper chest
Black line tattoo of a slender botanical sprig with flower buds and leaves on the ankle, in a fine line style with dotwork shading.
Botanical sprig with flower buds on an ankle
Colour tattoo of a pink cherry blossom branch with red-tinged leaves running down the side of a torso above the hip.
Cherry blossom branch on a side torso
Black and grey botanical tattoo of gladioli on a stem running down the inner upper arm, drawn in fine linework with soft shading.
Gladiolus sprig on inner upper arm
Black and grey raven and peony flower tattoo running from the shoulder down the upper arm, in a fine line botanical style.
Raven and peony sleeve on upper arm
Black ink tattoo of the script word Strenght above a rose with a stem and leaves, on the side of a person's torso near the hip.
Script word and rose on the side of the torso
Colour tattoo of a blue butterfly with pale blue flowers, yellow centres and green leaves on the lower back.
Blue butterfly and flowers on lower back