Stem tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line black tattoo of a single poppy with a long thin stem on the ankle.
Poppy on an ankle
Fine line tulip tattoo with a pink and purple watercolour splash behind the bloom, shown on the inner wrist.
Watercolour-style tulip on the wrist
Colour tattoo of a hedgehog holding a pink blossom, surrounded by pink flowers and green leaves, in a neo-traditional style on the outer thigh.
Hedgehog with pink blossoms on thigh
Neo-traditional botanical tattoo on an upper arm showing orange poppies, a seed pod, a bud and a white magnolia with green leaves.
Poppies and magnolia on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a hanging bat flanked by two large flowers and leaves, placed across the chest.
Hanging bat with flowers across chest
Black and grey shaded maple leaf tattoo on a wrist, with a silver chain bracelet on the other wrist beside it.
Maple leaf on a wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a gladiolus flower with buds and a long stem on the upper arm of a person wearing a rolled white sleeve.
Gladiolus flower on the upper arm
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
Black flash design of an open rose with a stem and leaf, merged with a stylised bass clef and two solid dots on a plain white background.
Rose and bass clef design
Six-step line drawing of a traditional-style rose bud with leaves and a thorned stem, shown on white paper with the caption How to draw a flower.
Step-by-step rose line drawing
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of red lilies and pink poppies with green foliage running from the thigh down the leg.
Lily and poppies down a leg
Colour tattoo of California poppies with fern-like foliage and a small black peace sign on the forearm, shown in three side-by-side views.
California poppies and peace sign on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a sunflower with green leaves and a black outline in a watercolour-style wash, placed on the outer thigh.
Watercolour-style sunflower on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of three roses with green leaves and thorns across the outer thigh.
Grey rose cluster on a thigh
Pencil sketch of a carved jack-o'-lantern pumpkin surrounded by roses, a peony and leaves, drawn as a traditional-style tattoo design.
Jack-o'-lantern pumpkin with flowers sketch
Two matching fine line red poppy tattoos on the inside of two wrists, with the wrists held together and red and cream knitwear visible.
Matching red poppy wrist tattoos
Small red poppy tattoo with a fine green stem on the inner forearm, in a delicate botanical style.
Red poppy on the inner forearm
Painterly red poppy tattoo with a green stem and bud on the inner forearm, close to the wrist.
Red poppy on the inner forearm
Pale raised outline of a thistle with leaves and a curled stem on the inner forearm, drawn as a fine line stencil or design on skin.
Thistle line design on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a shaded black rose with green leaves and a bud on the forearm, with the word soon in script below and partial designs beside it.
Black rose with script on a forearm
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 line drawing of a rose on a curling stem with two rosebuds and serrated leaves, shown as a botanical tattoo design on a white background.
Rose with buds and leaves line drawing
Black and grey engraved tattoo of a rose with thorny stem and a hand holding a rose bud, on an upper arm.
Rose and hand engraving on upper arm
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 two dandelion seed heads on the inner wrist and forearm, shown in a black and white photograph.
Two dandelions on an inner wrist
Black outline tattoo of three roses with leaves and a stem running down the thigh, drawn in a botanical fine line style.
Outline roses on a thigh
Two-panel photo of a black and grey botanical tattoo of flowers and stems wrapping around a wrist, shown from the palm side and the back of the wrist.
Floral wrist wrap in black and grey
Fine line botanical tattoo of dandelion seed heads with red tops and black stems, running from behind the ear down the side of the neck.
Dandelion seed heads behind the ear
Black and grey bee tattoo with red-tinted wings, framed by a laurel wreath and two daisies tied with a ribbon, on the upper thigh.
Bee within a laurel wreath on a thigh
Bold black lotus flower with a curling stem on a white background, shown as a botanical tattoo design.
Solid black lotus flower design
Black and grey shaded rose with two buds and leaves running down the side of a neck, below the ear, in a botanical style.
Rose with stem on the neck behind the ear
Yellow rose with green leaves and the words Strength and Courage on a forearm, drawn with black outlines and light grey shading.
Yellow rose with Strength and Courage on forearm
Black and grey dotwork flower tattoo with a long stem and leaves running down the stomach towards the navel.
Dotwork flower with stem on the stomach
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 tattoo of three red poppies with dark stems on the calf, in a painterly botanical style.
Three red poppies on a calf
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of an animal skull surrounded by leaves and berries, on the outer thigh.
Animal skull with foliage on thigh
Black ink drawing of a mandala-style lotus flower with dotwork arcs and a fine-line ornament below, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Lotus flower tattoo design sketch
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a wildflower bouquet with daisy and rose-like blooms on the inner forearm.
Wildflower bouquet on the inner forearm
Black outline drawing of an open rose with pointed leaves on a white background, shown as a botanical tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Open rose line drawing with leaves
Three fine line botanical sprigs of oval leaves drawn in black ink on a cream background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Three fine line leafy sprigs
Colour traditional tattoo of a red rose with green leaves and a stem, in bold black outlines, on a shoulder.
Red rose with green leaves on a shoulder
Black ink lotus mandala tattoo design drawn on white paper, with a hand holding a pen beside it.
Lotus mandala tattoo design on paper
Traditional style colour tattoo of red roses with yellow thorny stems and green leaves on a black band around the forearm.
Red roses armband on a forearm
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
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork thistle with spiky leaves running down the inner forearm.
Thistle tattoo on a forearm
Hand-drawn design of two cherry blossom sprigs with scattered petals, in pink wash and dark red linework on a white background.
Cherry blossom sprigs and falling petals
Colour botanical tattoo of blue five-petalled flowers on thin brown branches running across the side of a torso and down towards the hip.
Blue flowers on branches across the side