Stem tattoo ideas

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

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Watercolour style tattoo of pink lilies with blue stamens and black sweeping stems across a person's upper back and shoulder.
Pink lilies and black stems on a back
Black and grey fine line poppy flower tattoo with a thin stem and small leaves on the side of a ribcage.
Poppy flower on the side ribs
Black ink line drawing of three orchids with buds, hanging chains, teardrop pendants and diamond-shaped gems, drawn as a tattoo design on paper.
Orchid sprigs with hanging chains and gems
Fine line tattoo of a slender wildflower sprig with three small blooms and buds on the inner upper arm.
Fine line wildflower sprig on an upper arm
Black ink flash design of the word Teacher in flowing script inside an apple outline, with a leaf and curled stem, on a white background.
Teacher lettering inside an apple
Realism style skull tattoo on the thigh with a red rose at the top left, green leaves and thorny stems, and small roses in the eye sockets.
Skull and rose on a thigh
Red poppy tattoo with soft painterly shading and a green stem and bud on the inner forearm, in a botanical style.
Red poppy with stem on the forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a poppy with a long single-line stem on the inner ankle, against pale skin and a dark background.
Fine line poppy on an ankle
Fine black-outlined daisies with yellow centres and green stems wrap around the inner forearm near the wrist.
Daisy chain tattoo around a wrist
Small colour tattoo of a pink flower with an orange centre and two green leaves on skin.
Small pink flower with green leaves
Black fine line botanical tattoo of a fern sprig running from the wrist across the back of a hand, with a silver ring on the middle finger.
Fern sprig tattoo across the back of a hand
Botanical tattoo of pink and yellow honeysuckle flowers with grey-green leaves on the calf.
Honeysuckle flowers on a lower leg
Hand-coloured flash drawing of a small winged figure perched on a large red rose with green leaves, in a traditional bold-outline style.
Winged figure on a red rose flash
Black line drawing design of a winged fairy reaching up towards a five-petalled flower on a long stem, shown on a white background.
Fairy reaching for a flower
Fine line black tattoo of a lavender sprig with two flower spikes and slender leaves on the inner forearm, against a brick wall.
Fine line lavender sprig on a forearm
Pencil sketch of a stylised flower bud with curled petal tips and a long stem, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Stylised flower bud pencil sketch
Black ink line drawing of a slender olive branch with pointed leaves on a white background, shown as a botanical tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Olive branch line drawing
Black linework botanical tattoo of daisies and wildflowers with leaves and sprigs across a person's shoulder, shown in a close photo.
Wildflower bouquet tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey botanical sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a daisy, peonies and a tulip bud with dotwork shading.
Peony and daisy sleeve on upper arm
Small black fine line botanical tattoo of a curved sprig with tiny branches on the back of a person's neck.
Small fine line sprig on the back of the neck
Small fine line lotus flower tattoo with a curled stem on the side of a finger, in black ink, on a hand resting on a car dashboard.
Small lotus tattoo on a finger
Small black palm tree tattoo with fronds and a long stem on the forearm of a tanned person lying on a striped towel.
Palm tree tattoo on a forearm
Traditional-style tattoo of two red roses with green leaves, orange highlights and a stem, running down the inside of a forearm.
Two red roses on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork design of queen Anne's lace and wildflowers in front of a circle and overlapping triangles, drawn on white paper.
Dotwork botanical flowers with geometric circle
Close view of a shoulder and upper back with a white ink botanical tattoo of roses, leaves and scrolling stems, shown as pale raised outlines on skin.
White ink roses and scrolls on shoulder
Colour tattoo of two cherries with a green leaf and dotted trail on the upper arm, drawn with bold black outlines in a neo-traditional style.
Cherries with a leaf on the upper arm
Black and grey botanical drawing of a clover flower head and trefoil leaves on a long curving stem, in the style of a tattoo flash design.
Clover blossom and leaves line drawing
Black and grey shaded lotus flower tattoo with a long stem on the upper back, seen from behind.
Shaded lotus flower on upper back
Full-colour sunflower tattoo with bold black outlines and green leaves on the side of a torso, in a neo-traditional style.
Sunflower tattoo on the side of the ribs
Black and grey traditional tattoo of two roses with buds and leaves on the upper arm.
Two roses and buds on an upper arm
Realistic purple tulip tattoo with a yellow wash behind it, on the top of a foot.
Purple tulip on the top of a foot
Realistic peacock feather tattoo in teal, orange and pink with grey shaded fronds, placed on the lower leg.
Peacock feather tattoo on the lower leg
Fine line black tattoo of a poppy flower with a crescent moon and star above, set within an arch and flanked by leafy sprigs, on the upper arm.
Poppy, moon and star on upper arm
Colour botanical tattoo of red hibiscus flowers with green leaves and buds on the outer thigh, shown in a realistic style.
Red hibiscus cluster on a thigh
Black ink botanical tattoo of a small bird perched on a stem with a poppy and a rose-like bloom, drawn in fine line with dotwork shading, on the side of the torso.
Bird and poppy on a side body
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a lavender sprig tied with string, sitting on the upper arm.
Lavender sprig on upper arm
Close view of a teal blue rose tattoo with green leaves and black outlines on the back of a hand, in a traditional style.
Blue rose on the back of a hand
Blue tulip tattoo with black leaves on the side of a person's waist, drawn with soft shading in a botanical style.
Blue tulip on the side of the waist
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of paisley swirls and flowers across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Paisley and floral design across a upper back
Watercolour-style botanical tattoo of red poppies, buds and grey-green leaves on a thin stem across the upper chest near the collarbone.
Red poppy sprig across the upper chest
Traditional flash drawing of three blue roses with dark brown leaves tipped in teal, on a parchment-coloured background.
Blue roses and dark leaves flash
Black and grey botanical tattoo of an anatomical heart with daisy-like flowers and buds growing from it, on an upper arm.
Anatomical heart with flowers on an upper arm
Black and grey fine line rose tattoo with the words Beauty lies within in script beside its stem, on the side of a torso in the Ribs area.
Rose with script on the ribs
Colour realism tattoo of pink and yellow roses, an orange flower and a blue hibiscus with green leaves, on an upper arm.
Roses and hibiscus on an upper arm
Soft pink hibiscus flowers with fine line botanical detail and light watercolour shading, on the outer upper arm and shoulder.
Pink hibiscus sprig on an upper arm
Black and grey peony tattoo with leaves and stem on the upper back near the shoulder blade, shaded with fine stippling.
Peony and leaves on a shoulder blade
Small fine line colour tattoo of a lilac sprig with purple and pink blooms and green leaves on the upper chest near the shoulder.
Lilac sprig on upper chest
Fine line black tattoo of an iris and crescent moon with small dots on the upper arm of a person in a grey top.
Iris and crescent moon on upper arm