Stem tattoo ideas

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

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Two-panel photo of a botanical tattoo on the inner forearm, showing a cluster of red flowers and green leaves on thin stems in a soft, painterly colour style.
Red flowers and green leaves on a forearm
Black ink botanical tattoo of a stylised flower and leaves inside a dotted circle, on a person's calf.
Black botanical flower on a calf
Colourful Neo-trad style tattoo on a thigh showing a green bonsai-like tree beside a purple iris and scrolling green foliage.
Bonsai tree and iris on a thigh
Black ink dotwork and mandala-style lotus flower design drawn on white paper, with a feathered stem and arrow shape below.
Mandala lotus design with arrow stem
Colour botanical tattoo of a purple freesia with green stems and buds on a person's shoulder near the collarbone.
Purple freesia on a shoulder
Dark brown botanical tattoo of a poppy and trailing vine running from the calf down to the ankle and top of the foot, in fine line style.
Poppy and vine running from calf to ankle
Fine line colour tattoo of two purple lavender sprigs with green stems and leaves on the lower leg, in the Botanical style.
Lavender sprig on a lower leg
Colour floral tattoo of orange, red and pink flowers with green leaves on the inner wrist, in a botanical style.
Orange floral bouquet on a wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a wildflower bouquet with buds, leaves and thin stems on the inner arm.
Wildflower bouquet on an arm
Colour tattoo of a thistle in a watercolour style, with purple flower head, green stem and leaves and dripping paint effects, on the lower leg above the ankle.
Watercolour thistle on a lower leg
Black and grey realism sleeve on an arm, with large roses on the upper arm and daisies and a dark flower on the forearm.
Black and grey rose and flower arm sleeve
Colour botanical tattoo of a lavender sprig with wheat-like stems and green leaves on the left side of a ribcage, in a fine line style.
Lavender sprig on the ribs
Black and white line drawing of a lotus flower held aloft by an open hand with an eye in its palm, in a botanical style, with no body placement shown.
Lotus flower held in a hand
Two matching fine line tattoos on inner forearms near the wrists, one blue rose and one red rose, each with green stems forming an infinity symbol.
Matching blue and red rose infinity tattoos on wrists
Realistic black and grey roses with red-tinged petals and thorny stems tattooed along a person's ribs.
Black and grey roses on the ribs
Black fine line tattoo of a flowering sprig with small clustered blooms and leaves on a forearm.
Flowering sprig on a forearm
Black and grey realistic thistle stems and flowers tattooed down the centre of a woman's back, with a coloured tattoo visible on her upper arm.
Thistle vine tattoo running down the spine
Side ribs tattoo of two red roses shaded in black and grey, with script lettering reading Shall I complain that rose bushes have thorns, partly hidden by a black strap.
Red roses and script on ribs
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a tied bouquet of lily of the valley stems and leaves across the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Lily of the valley bouquet on a shoulder blade
Black line drawing of a hummingbird with ornate swirling filigree wings feeding from a curling flower, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Hummingbird and swirling flower design
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a leafy sprig running up the inside of a forearm.
Botanical sprig on a forearm
Solid black traditional tattoo of a hand holding a flower sprig with a leafy stem and a flower-patterned cuff, on the inside of a forearm.
Hand holding a flower sprig on a forearm
Small fine line black and grey rose with a thin stem and two leaves, tattooed on the upper leg of a person lying on white sheets.
Small rose tattoo on a thigh
Coloured drawing of a red rose wrapped in green thorned stems across a grey horseshoe on a white background.
Red rose and thorny vine on a horseshoe
Colour tattoo of a sunflower with green leaves and a stem running down the centre of a person's back, with script beside the stem.
Sunflower with script down the spine
Black fine line tattoo of a thin botanical sprig with small clusters of tiny flowers, placed on the upper back near the shoulder of a woman with red hair tied back.
Fine line sprig tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey rose tattoo with a long stem, leaves and a small bud running down a finger, in a Botanical style.
Rose with stem on a finger
Black and grey pencil-shaded botanical flash drawing of an open rose with buds and leaves, shown on plain paper with no body placement.
Rose with leaves and buds design
Black and grey poppy tattoo with a long thin stem and leaves running across the inner forearm, drawn in a botanical style with stippled shading at the centre.
Poppy with a long stem on a forearm
Colour botanical tattoo of red and pink poppies with buds and green leaves across a woman's shoulder and upper arm.
Vintage poppy bouquet on the shoulder
Black and grey rose tattoo with a long stem on a person's upper back, shaded in soft, watercolour-like washes.
Black and grey rose on upper back
Colour tattoo of two pink chrysanthemums with green leaves across a person's stomach, shaded with dark outlines in a botanical style.
Pink chrysanthemums on the stomach
Black and grey fine line sunflower tattoo with leaves and buds running along the forearm.
Sunflower and leaves on an arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of roses, leaves and thorny stems with a skull on the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Black and grey roses and skull on upper back
Red poppy tattoo with a black outline, soft watercolour-style shading and a long black stem running down the centre of a person's back.
Red poppy with black stem on the back
Black fern frond tattoo running along the forearm, drawn with detailed botanical linework and shaded leaflets.
Fern frond tattoo on a forearm
Blue botanical tattoo of flower heads and leaves in a circular arrangement on the inner forearm, shaded from dark blue to turquoise.
Blue flower clusters on a forearm
Black outline drawing of several poppies on tall slender stems with seed pods, a fine line botanical design shown on a plain white background.
Poppies and seed pods line drawing
Black and grey realism rose sleeve with a rosebud and leaves covering the upper arm and shoulder, shown against a brick wall.
Black and grey roses on upper arm
Black and grey fingerprint flower tattoo with a script word family on the upper back and shoulder, shown in two side by side photos.
Fingerprint flower with family script
Five black ink ornamental lotus flower designs on a white background, shown as flash artwork rather than on skin.
Five ornamental lotus designs in black
Black outline lotus flower tattoo with a curling stem on the back of a person's neck, shown in a sepia-toned photo.
Lotus with curling stem on the neck
Watercolour-style red poppy tattoo with a closed bud and long stems running down the lower back.
Red poppies down the lower back
Red rose tattoo with a painterly watercolour style and black and green leaves, running down the calf of a person wearing black and white trainers.
Red rose with watercolour splashes on a calf
Fine black line drawing of two daisy-like flowers on slender stems with leaves and loose petals, shown on a plain white background as a tattoo design.
Line drawing of two daisy-style flowers on stems
Small fine line tattoo of a slender wildflower sprig with two blooms on the upper arm, in black ink.
Fine line wildflower sprig on upper arm
Hand-drawn botanical flower design with spiral tendrils, striped leaves and a small butterfly, shaded in yellow and green with black ink.
Stylised flower with spirals and leaves
Realistic colour tattoo of red lilies and dark buds covering a forearm, set against a blue and green background.
Red lilies sleeve on a forearm