Stem tattoo ideas

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

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A colour tattoo of a blueberry branch with blue berries and reddish-brown leaves running down the inner forearm of a hand hanging against a white brick wall.
Blueberry branch on a forearm
Red cherry blossom branch tattoo with dark stems and leaves running across the side of a torso over the ribs.
Cherry blossom branch across the ribs
Black line drawing of two open roses, a rosebud and leaves on a curling vine, shown as a botanical flash design with no body placement.
Two roses and a rosebud on a vine with swirls
Colour tattoo of a yellow dandelion clock with green leaves and a handwritten quote running down the calf, in a botanical style.
Dandelion and script quote on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a dandelion clock on the forearm, with its seeds turning into a flock of birds flying upwards.
Dandelion seeds turning into birds on a forearm
Colour tattoo of three red tulips on green stems with black ink splatters and sweeping lines, across the side of a person's back.
Three red tulips on a back
Colourful watercolour-style flower tattoo with black linework and splatter running up the forearm.
Watercolour flowers on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a sunflower with a green stem, leaves and exposed roots running down the calf.
Realistic sunflower with roots on a calf
Colour tattoo on skin of a pink rose and pink ribbon with green leaves and a shaded grey wing behind them.
Pink ribbon, rose and wing tattoo
Black and grey realism tattoo of a large rose with curling vines and leaves running down the forearm.
Realistic rose with vines on a forearm
Black and white flash design of a vertical vine with four rosebuds, curling tendrils and serrated leaves, suited to a long placement such as an arm or leg.
Vertical rosebud and leaf vine design
Black filigree scrollwork fills a Mickey Mouse head outline, with a coloured red rose at the centre, drawn on paper as a tattoo design.
Filigree Mickey head with rose
Bold black tribal-style rose design with a curved stem and two leaves on a white background, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Stylised black rose with stem and leaves
Colour botanical tattoo of pink lilies with grey shading and swirling scrolls, running down the side of the ribs.
Pink lilies and swirls on the ribs
Colour tattoo of an orange poppy with black linework, diamond-shaped spikes and a curled swirl on the back of a calf.
Poppy with geometric spikes on a calf
Abstract floral tattoo on a calf with loose black linework, blue and red splashes of colour and a trailing stem reaching towards the ankle.
Abstract poppies down a calf
Colour tattoo of purple thistle flowers and green stems in a flowing botanical design on a lower leg, placed on the calf.
Thistle tattoo down a calf
Black line drawing of a tattoo flash design with two butterflies, lily flowers, swirling stems and dots, suited to a sleeve or back piece.
Butterflies and lilies flash design
Colour tattoo of a cherry blossom branch with pink flowers, buds and green leaves on a limb, shaded in a botanical realism style.
Cherry blossom branch tattoo on a limb
Fine line tattoo of a red outlined apple with a green leaf and black stem on skin, shown beside its line drawing design.
Outline apple with leaf tattoo
Small teal four leaf clover tattoo with soft shading on the upper back near the shoulder blade, with long brown hair falling beside it.
Teal four leaf clover on a shoulder
Drawing of a rose design with a red looping outline bloom, black stem and two black leaves on a white background, with no body part shown.
Single rose line drawing design
Colour tattoo of a stylised geometric animal with dotwork patterns and circular dot stems on a person's calf, in green, mustard and black linework.
Geometric animal and dot motifs on a calf
Black and grey realism style dandelion tattoo on the ribs with drifting seeds and the words behaving as the wind behaves along the stem.
Dandelion seeds and script on ribs
Colour daisy flowers linked by black swirling vines run down the back of a woman, a botanical tattoo on the back.
Daisy vine down the back
Black line drawing of a stylised lotus flower with a swirling tribal-style stem above and an Om symbol below, shown as a standalone tattoo design with no body placement.
Lotus flower with Om symbol design
Colourful abstract tattoo running down the length of a person's forearm, with red, orange, yellow and blue flame-like shapes and a thin stem.
Watercolour style tattoo down a forearm
Colour botanical tattoo of pink lotus flowers, buds and green lily pads climbing vertically along the centre of a woman's back.
Lotus and lily pad vine down the spine
Fine line black lotus flower tattoo with a semicolon and two dots on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Lotus flower and semicolon on the wrist
Pink and red watercolour-style flowers with green stems running down the side of the ribs, below a striped top.
Pink watercolour flowers on the ribs
Brown ink sketch of two dandelion seed heads with drifting seeds and a looping stem with leaves, drawn as a botanical tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Dandelions with drifting seeds
Watercolour-style flash drawing of three poppies on a single black-inked stem, with red and orange petals and angular black linework.
Three poppies on a stem
Black and grey dotwork and linework rose tattoo on the side of a person's head, with a thorned stem running down behind the ear.
Black and grey rose on the side of head
Realistic colour tattoo of a sunflower with green stem, leaves and roots running down the calf.
Realistic sunflower with roots on a calf
Digital flash design of red roses woven through black and grey tribal swirls and spikes, drawn for a sleeve-length tattoo.
Red roses with black and grey tribal swirls
Greyscale pencil drawing of a realistic open rose with curling leaves, designed as a tattoo flash for a botanical piece.
Shaded rose with leaves in pencil
Black line drawing of two chrysanthemum blooms and leaves in a Japanese-style tattoo design, shown on plain paper with no body placement visible.
Chrysanthemum line drawing with leaves
Sketch-style fine line tattoo of three pink lilies, buds and curling vines across the upper back and shoulder blade, with black linework and pink wash.
Pink lilies and vines across a back
Colour tattoo of three red poppies with dark stems and a closed bud on the side of a thigh, in a realistic botanical style.
Three red poppies on a thigh
Colourful watercolour-style wildflower sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm, with purple, orange and yellow blooms and loose black grass strokes.
Watercolour wildflower sleeve on arm
Two solid black silhouette tattoo designs on white: a thistle with spiky leaves at the top and a bird perched on a leafy branch below.
Thistle and bird with leafy branch designs
Close side view of a fine line black sprig tattoo with small leaf marks on the ribs, beside a tiny tick mark and a dark natural spot.
Fine line sprig on the ribs
Realistic colour tattoo of pink and purple orchids on a vine running down a lower leg towards the ankle.
Pink orchid vine on a lower leg
Colour realism tattoo of a blue rose with a pink ribbon wrapped around its green thorned stem, on the inner forearm.
Blue rose and pink ribbon on a forearm
Black and white photo of a bent forearm with a small fine line rose and stem tattoo near the elbow.
Small rose on a forearm
Black linework botanical tattoo of a sprig with a small bird and orange dots, with dotwork shading behind, on the side of the ribs.
Botanical sprig and bird on ribs
Realistic colour tattoo of two red poppies with black linework stems and curls on a forearm.
Two red poppies on a forearm
Watercolour-style rose tattoo on the forearm, with red petals, green leaves, black linework and a trailing stem.
Watercolour rose on a forearm