Stem tattoo ideas

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Colour tattoo of a red flower, pink rose and purple blooms with green stitched-look leaves across a shoulder and upper back, in botanical style.
Stitched-look flowers across a shoulder and back
Fine line black ink tattoo of two ginkgo leaves on a stem, placed on the upper back of a person with dark hair and a black top.
Two ginkgo leaves on upper back
Black line-work floral tattoo with flower heads and leaves across a woman's shoulder and upper back.
Black floral design across a shoulder
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
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
Black linework outline of peonies, daisies and leaves across a person's upper back and shoulder, with pink skin redness around the lines in a botanical style.
Floral outline across back and shoulder
Colour tattoo of a monarch butterfly with blue forget-me-not flowers on a vine, placed on the upper back.
Monarch butterfly and forget-me-nots on the back
Black line-work botanical tattoo of a rose, peony and sprigs on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Rose and peony outline on a shoulder blade
Black and grey botanical tattoo of wildflowers, buds and leaves with roots, shaded in fine lines, on the middle of a person's back.
Black and grey wildflower sprig on the back
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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 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
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 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
Watercolour-style red poppy tattoo with a closed bud and long stems running down the lower back.
Red poppies down the lower back
Small black rose tattoo with a curled stem on the upper back near the shoulder blade, shown from behind against a dark background.
Small black rose on upper back
Colour sunflower tattoo with black linework wings and a thin vine stem across the lower back, in a botanical style.
Sunflower with linework wings on the back
Colour tattoo of red and orange poppies on stems with green leaves and buds, running down the upper back in a painterly botanical style.
Poppy sprig on the upper back
Colour tattoo of a sunflower with a bee and a white daisy on a person's upper back, drawn with bold black outlines in a traditional style.
Sunflower, bee and daisy on the upper back
Fine line black tattoo of a dandelion with seeds drifting upwards on the upper back, photographed from behind below dark hair.
Dandelion with drifting seeds on the upper back
Red lotus flower tattoo with a long thin stem on the upper back, drawn in fine line with soft red shading.
Red lotus flower on upper back
Black and grey fine line ginkgo leaf sprig tattoo on the upper back, with a black bandeau strap below it.
Ginkgo leaf sprig on upper back
Black and grey rose with soft wash shading and a long stem running down the upper back.
Black and grey rose down the upper back
Realistic orange poppy tattoo with black linework stems and dots on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Orange poppy with black stems on upper back
Fine line black ink tattoo of a dandelion seed head with drifting seeds, placed on a woman's upper back near the shoulder.
Dandelion seeds drifting across a shoulder blade
Black ink lotus flower with a long dotted stem on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade, drawn in a loose botanical linework style.
Lotus flower on upper back
Fine line black tattoo of a dandelion releasing seeds across the upper back, with a hand with blue nail polish resting on the shoulder.
Dandelion seeds drifting across a shoulder blade
Colour realism tattoo of red lilies with green stems and two blue butterflies, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Red lilies and blue butterflies on a back
Colourful folk-style floral tattoo across the lower back, with pink and purple flowers, a brown stem, green leaves and a small bird.
Folk floral tattoo on lower back
Colour realism tattoo of three red and orange poppies with black stems and faint ink splashes, across the upper back.
Three red poppies across a back
Back of a woman's neck and upper back showing a pink and purple botanical flower tattoo with buds and green leaves, in a soft watercolour style.
Pink watercolour flower on the neck and upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of three daisy-style flowers on a slender stem with two leaves, placed on a woman's upper back.
Three daisy flowers on a stem down the back
Small botanical tattoo of a green and yellow leaf on a stem, sitting on the upper back of a woman with her hair in a bun.
Small green leaf on upper back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of roses, a bud and leaves across the upper back and shoulder, shown in a black and white photo.
Rose and foliage tattoo on the shoulder blade
Fine line black tattoo of two dandelion seed heads with drifting seeds, placed on the upper back near the neck.
Two dandelions with drifting seeds on upper back
Black outline tattoo of a lotus flower with a curling stem, in fine line style, on a person's upper back.
Lotus flower with swirling stem on upper back
Colour botanical tattoo of white orchids and orange Chinese lantern pods with green stems on a woman's upper back and shoulder.
Orchids and lanterns across a shoulder blade
Back view of a woman in a black open-back knit top showing a small fine line botanical tattoo of a lavender sprig on her upper back.
Fine line lavender sprig on upper back