Stem tattoo ideas

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

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Small fine-line black rose tattoo with a stem and two leaves on the inner wrist, with a raised hand and wooden staircase in the background.
Small rose on the inner wrist
Black fine line tattoo of a tulip on a long stem with a single leaf, placed on a forearm against a white brick wall.
Fine line tulip on a forearm
Black and grey shaded rose with leaves and a thorned stem, tattooed on the back of a hand, in a botanical style.
Hanging rose on the back of a hand
Close-up of a realistic red rose with green leaves and an orange butterfly tattoo on an upper arm.
Red rose and butterfly on an upper arm
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
Pencil drawing of a skeletal hand holding a thorny rose with two leaves, rendered in dotwork stippling, with pencils and an eraser beside it.
Skeletal hand holding a rose, dotwork design
Black and grey shaded tattoo of a pumpkin with curling vines and leaves on the inner wrist.
Shaded pumpkin with vines on a wrist
Small colour sunflower tattoo with yellow petals, green leaves and a thin stem on the ankle, above black high-top trainers.
Sunflower tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two open flowers with leaves and stems on the upper arm, with dotwork shading on the foliage.
Two flowers with leaves on an upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of two crossed lavender sprigs on the forearm.
Crossed lavender sprigs on an arm
Colour tattoo of a pink peony set inside a black triangle on the forearm, surrounded by black leaves, grey flowers and dotted linework.
Pink peony in a triangle on a forearm
Black and grey traditional rose tattoo with two open blooms and shaded leaves on the forearm, set against a brick wall.
Black and grey roses on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of pink orchids with teal shading on the upper arm and shoulder.
Realistic orchids on an upper arm
Fine line pink rose tattoo with a thin green stem and leaves on the inside of a wrist, above a red knitted sleeve.
Pink rose with stem on a wrist
Colour realism tattoo of a pink and white chrysanthemum with green stem and leaves on a lower leg.
Realistic chrysanthemum on a lower leg
Black and grey ink-wash tattoo of a large flower on a stem, birds and ink splashes across the forearm.
Ink flower and birds across two forearms
Pencil-shaded lotus with a long stem, beside two black ink lotus designs with swirling lines, drawn on pale paper.
Lotus flower designs on paper
Pencil sketch of a thistle flower with spiky leaves, interlaced Celtic knot stems and scroll curls, drawn as a tattoo design in a botanical style.
Thistle and Celtic knot design sketch
Collage of three photos of a fine line and watercolour style tattoo of two dandelions, one in bloom and one gone to seed, with a blue and green wash behind them, on a leg.
Dandelions over a watercolour wash
Traditional tattoo of a stippled grey rose inside an oval frame with orange flowers, black leaves and a teal and dotted border on a limb.
Stippled rose in oval frame with orange flowers
Black dotwork and fine line tattoo on a forearm showing a pansy, carnation and aster on stems inside an outlined faceted gem shape.
Botanical stems inside a geometric gem outline
Small fine line black iris with slender leaves on the side of a person's ribs, with long brown hair falling beside it.
Fine line iris on the side ribs
Colourful flower tattoo on the outer thigh with blue and pink petals, green leaves and bold black outlines.
Blue and pink flower on a thigh
Black and grey rose tattoo with a stem and leaves on the back of a hand, against a dark background, in a botanical style.
Black rose tattoo on the back of a hand
Neo-traditional style peony tattoo with green leaves and black outlines on the forearm, with a script banner partly visible above.
Peony and leaves on a forearm
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 ink botanical line drawing of a leaf-shaped spray of roses, swirls and hatched foliage on a stem, in a fine line style, with no body placement shown.
Floral leaf line drawing
Fine line tattoo of red hearts with black outlines and a thin black swirling stem on the upper chest, beside a black lace bra.
Red hearts and fine line on the chest
Black and grey fine line daisy tattoo with a long stem and two buds, placed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Daisy and stem on upper chest
Pen drawing of a fine line tattoo design with the script words Do you suppose she is a wildflower, surrounded by dandelion, poppy, daisy and cornflower sketches.
Wildflower script and flower sketch design
Black and grey botanical tattoo of flowers, buds and leaves climbing a thigh in a black and white photograph.
Floral vine tattoo on a thigh
Close-up of a fine line black botanical sprig tattoo of leaves on a person's ankle, with bare feet resting on white bedding and rolled denim at the calf.
Fine line leafy sprig on an ankle
Small purple tulip tattoo with a yellow-green leaf and fine line script running beside the stem, on the side of the ribs.
Purple tulip with script on the ribs
Fine line black tattoo of a tulip on a stem held by a hand with a dotted cuff, placed on the inner upper arm.
Tulip held in a hand on the upper arm
Black line drawing flash design of a rose and a stitched heart wrapped in a thorned vine, with the words Please stay forever with me.
Rose and stitched heart with lettering design
Black fine line drawing of a lotus flower on a wavy stem that ends in a spiral, with a small dot above the bloom.
Lotus on a stem with spiral base
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of two cats with red flowers and stems on the inner forearm.
Two cats and red flowers on a forearm
Small colour botanical tattoo of a pink rose with green leaves and a thorned stem on the forearm.
Pink rose and thorny stem on skin
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a sunflower, a closed bud and leaves on a forearm, with stippled dotwork shading in the flower centre.
Sunflower and leaves on a forearm
Black and grey traditional-style roses with hatched leaves covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Black and grey roses on upper arm
Colour fine line tattoo of a red rose under a stained glass style dome on the inner forearm, with green leaves and a black outline.
Rose under a glass dome on a forearm
Colour tattoo of two sunflowers with pink blossoms and green stems in a traditional botanical style, on the outer thigh of a person wearing a floral skirt.
Sunflowers and pink blossoms on the thigh
Line drawing of a sunflower head with a long stem and leaves in fine black outline, with a few red leaf outlines at the base, on a plain white background.
Sunflower line drawing with stem and leaves
Black line-work tattoo of several open flowers, leaves and buds climbing up the inside of a forearm, in a botanical style.
Botanical flower cluster on a forearm
Fine line botanical tattoo of a thin sprig with small leaves in blue ink on the inner forearm, with houseplants blurred in the background.
Fine line sprig tattoo on a forearm
Realistic black and grey rose tattoo with shaded petals and leaves on the inner wrist and forearm.
Black and grey rose on a wrist
Black and grey realism rose tattoo on the forearm, with a stem and leaves running up the arm towards the elbow.
Realistic rose tattoo on a forearm
Pencil drawing of a sugar skull tattoo design with roses, a diamond on the forehead and decorative swirls, shown without a body placement.
Sugar skull with roses flash design