Stem tattoo ideas

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

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Colour tattoo of a green leafy bundle with white flowers and a banner reading I found within me an invincible summer, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Leafy banner with quote on a shoulder blade
Black ink line drawing of two open poppies and a poppy seed pod on a stem, shown as a botanical tattoo design on white paper with no body placement visible.
Two poppies and a seed pod in pen and ink
Colour realism tattoo of three red and orange maple leaves with water droplets and black stems, sitting on the upper arm.
Autumn maple leaves on an upper arm
Realism colour tattoo of a purple peony bouquet with buds and green leaves on the outer thigh.
Purple peony bouquet on a thigh
Fine line tattoo of a thin botanical sprig with red dots resembling berries, placed on the inner rim of an ear.
Red berry sprig inside the ear
Black and grey realism tattoo of three stacked roses with fine trailing stems and leaves along the side of the ribs.
Three roses with trailing leaves on a side ribcage
Colour tattoo of a cartoon green chameleon with a curled tail sitting on a purple mushroom, with blue flowers, on a lower leg.
Cartoon chameleon on a mushroom
Colour tattoo of three pink lilies on black swirling vines running down a calf towards the ankle.
Lily and vine tattoo down a calf
Watercolour-style botanical tattoo of two blue cornflowers with green stems and a leaf on the inner forearm.
Cornflowers on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a sunflower with leaves inside a diamond frame, on the outer lower leg.
Sunflower in a dotwork diamond on a leg
Fine line black botanical tattoo of thin sprigs, leaves and a small succulent on the side of a person's ribs, under a dark V-neck top.
Fine line botanical sprigs on the ribs
Colour tattoo of California poppies with green leaves and a grey curled stem across the forearm, in a neo-traditional botanical style.
California poppies with a swirling stem on a forearm
Black linework geometric tattoo sleeve on an upper arm and shoulder, with a bird on the back, a flower and city shapes, dotwork shading and small pink and teal dots.
Geometric bird, city and flower tattoos on arm and shoulder
Realistic colour tattoo of purple peonies and green leaves with a faint lace outline, placed on the outer thigh.
Purple peonies with lace detail on a thigh
Realism-style red poppy with green stem and black script reading Always with Me, tattooed on a forearm near the wrist.
Red poppy and script on a forearm
Watercolour and ink flash design of a pink rose bud whose stem loops into an infinity shape, in a botanical style, with no body placement shown.
Rose bud with infinity stem
Watercolour-style flower tattoo in purple, pink and blue with black linework across the shoulder and upper arm, with a thin stem trailing down the arm.
Watercolour flower on shoulder and upper arm
Botanical flash design of a purple peony above a red peony, with grey-brown leaves and a green stem, shown on a white background with no body placement.
Two peonies with grey leaves
Black ink line drawing of two overlapping hearts on flowing stems, with soft pink and red glows behind them, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Linked hearts with swirling black stems
Small colour fine line tattoo of a lavender sprig with purple flower spikes and green stems on an ankle.
Lavender sprig on an ankle
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a sunflower with a curling stem and leaves on the upper arm, shaded in a realistic style.
Sunflower and stem on an upper arm
Pencil sketch of a lupin-style flower spike on a single stem, drawn in a botanical style with faint blue guide lines.
Pencil sketch of a lupin flower spike
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a leafy sprig with solid filled leaves on the back of the neck, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Leafy botanical sprig on the nape of the neck
Photo of a red shaded rose tattoo with a grey thorned stem and leaf on a person's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Red rose with thorny stem on upper back
Pencil drawing of three orchid blooms hanging from a curling vine, a botanical tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Three orchids on a vine tattoo design
Pencil drawing of a vertical floral scroll tattoo design with roses, acanthus-style swirls and small sparkle motifs, suited to a long placement such as the arm or back.
Vertical floral scroll tattoo design
Small watercolour-style purple flowers on a green stem with black dots, tattooed on the inner forearm.
Purple flowers and dotted stem on a forearm
Black and grey Death Star tattoo on the ribs, with TIE fighters and X-wings breaking into scattered dots and a tapering line beneath it.
Death Star and fighters on the ribs
Black and grey fine line drawing of a daisy on a thin stem with a small leaf and looping script, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Daisy with script along a stem
Coloured pencil tattoo design of pink lilies, butterflies and lotus flowers with a script letter R, in a botanical style.
Lilies and butterflies with lotus flowers
Black line drawing of a floral vine design with five-petal flowers, swirls, leaves and dots on a white background, shown as a botanical tattoo design without a body placement.
Black line floral vine design
Blue, purple and green watercolour-style flowers with long thin stems tattooed down a bare leg, from above the knee to the ankle.
Watercolour-style flowers down a leg
Colour botanical tattoo of two red poppies on a stem with a seed pod, leaves and a beetle, running down a person's back and side.
Red poppies and beetle down the back
Black and grey gladiolus tattoo with a red inverted triangle and a diagonal line on the inner forearm of a person with the hand resting open.
Gladiolus and red triangle on a forearm
Tattoo on an upper arm of red and grey shaded roses above a bold black geometric block design, with a rose bud and leaves below.
Roses and black geometric blocks on upper arm
Black and grey botanical flash design of two peonies with dark shaded leaves and a stem, with small yellow stamens at the centre of each bloom.
Black and grey peony flower design
Full-colour realism tattoo of pink lilies and butterflies with swirling stems running down the centre of a person's back.
Lilies and butterflies across a back
Watercolour-style botanical tattoo of blue flowers with orange centres, green buds and black ink splatter running down a lower leg, placed on the calf.
Watercolour blue flowers down a lower leg
Black line drawing tattoo design of a ball of yarn with two knitting needles, roses, leaves and a pair of scissors, in a botanical style.
Yarn, knitting needles and roses design
Close-up of a botanical tattoo on the inner forearm and wrist, showing three red five-petal blossoms, a red bud and black stems with curling swirls.
Red blossoms and swirl stems on a wrist
Flash sheet of black, blue, pink and teal dandelion seed heads with drifting birds, in a botanical style, with no body placement shown.
Dandelions and birds design sheet
Black and grey botanical tattoo design of two sunflowers with leaves and acanthus scrolls running vertically, drawn as a line sketch with shading.
Sunflowers and acanthus scrolls design
Colour tattoo of red poppies and buds in a watercolour style with ink splatters, running up the side of the ribs.
Watercolour poppies on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a sunflower with yellow and orange petals, a dark centre and green leaves and stem, on the inner forearm.
Sunflower tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey flash design of skulls among roses and thorned vines on a textured grey background.
Skulls and roses on thorned vines
Black linework design of an om symbol above a lotus flower, with a flowing vertical stem and curled flourishes, drawn on plain white paper.
Om symbol above a lotus flower design
Botanical flash design of two white snowdrops on looping green leaves that form a figure-eight, shown on a plain white background.
Two snowdrops with looping green leaves
Painted-style red tulips on dark grey stems and shaded leaves, tattooed on the side of a thigh.
Red tulips with grey shading on a thigh