Stem tattoo ideas

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Black and grey dotwork and linework tattoo on the upper back and shoulder showing a skull with flowers and leaves growing from its crown and roots trailing below.
Skull with flowers and roots on a shoulder blade
Black and grey traditional-style bouquet of roses and small flowers with leaves on the upper arm.
Black and grey floral bouquet on an upper arm
Fine line black botanical tattoo of two crossing stems with tiny flower buds on the inner upper arm.
Small wildflower sprig on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of a pumpkin with a green stem and orange splashes on the upper back near the shoulder, seen from behind.
Watercolour pumpkin on a shoulder
Black and grey shaded lotus flower with a curving stem on the side of a torso, above the waistband of a dark garment.
Shaded lotus flower on the side ribs
Fine line botanical tattoo of wildflowers and grasses in red and green with black dotwork on the inner forearm.
Wildflower sprig on a forearm
Realistic red rose tattoo on a forearm, with a black linework rose stem and leaves below it and striped black shading above.
Realistic red rose on a forearm
Black and grey realism style rose tattoo with leaves and a long stem behind a person's ear, placed on the neck.
Black and grey rose behind the ear
Close-up of a black script quote reading Tale as old as Time above a colour rose with a green stem and small bud on the back of a hand.
Script quote and rose on the back of a hand
Colour tattoo of a white calla lily with green leaves and purple shading on the side of the torso.
Calla lily with green leaves on a side
Black stylised eighth music note drawn on a plain white background, with a curved flag and a looped note head.
Stylised music note design
Pencil drawing of an apple with a leaf and stem, its surface melting into a skull face with dripping ink-like lines, shown as a tattoo design sketch on white paper.
Dripping skull apple design
Fine line black ink lotus flower tattoo with a vertical ornamental stem on the upper back between the shoulder blades.
Lotus flower with ornamental line on upper back
Black and grey fine line drawing of a dandelion seed head with drifting seeds on a long stem, on white paper, in a botanical design.
Dandelion seed head in fine pen line
Two purple and green calla lily tattoos run down a lower leg in a botanical style, with a small black fine line calla lily on the ankle.
Calla lily tattoos on calf and ankle
Black ink lace-pattern band with daisy-like flowers and vines across the forearm, on a red background.
Lace-pattern floral band on a forearm
Black fern frond tattoo in stippled dotwork shading on the inner forearm of a person whose sleeve is rolled up.
Fern frond on a forearm
Colour botanical tattoo of roses, peonies and sweet peas spilling across the upper arm and shoulder, with a lace top visible beside it.
Vintage botanical flowers on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a red and pink leaf with a green stem on the outer forearm, with a black linework floral tattoo above it.
Red leaf tattoo on a forearm
Close photograph of a small black fine line tattoo of two botanical sprigs forming a V shape on the inner forearm.
Small sprig wreath on the inner arm
Fine line black botanical sprig tattoo with small leaves and buds running up the forearm.
Fine line botanical sprig on a forearm
Small fine line tattoo of a red rose with a dotted black stem and two green leaves on the ankle, with a silver coin resting on the skin above it.
Small red rose with dotted stem on ankle
Neo-traditional tattoo of a red rose bud with a skull shaded inside its petals, with olive leaves and a thorned stem, on skin.
Rose bud with skull shading on the upper body
Black and grey tattoo of a treble clef entwined with two shaded roses and leaves, placed on the outer thigh.
Treble clef and roses on a thigh
Fine line black ink tattoo of a small sprig of tiny flowers on the inner upper arm, with a dotwork mandala tattoo visible lower down the arm.
Small flowering sprig on the inner upper arm
Collage of four small black ink tattoos: a sun and crescent moon on an ankle, a lotus on a toe, a rose behind an ear, and a panda on a wrist.
Four small black tattoos: sun, lotus, rose and panda
Close photo of a black silhouette swallow with blue-shaded wings and two blue leaves on the inner forearm.
Blue and black swallow on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of California poppies, buds and feathery leaves on the upper arm of a person in a black top.
California poppies on an upper arm
Fine line tattoo of two red spider lily flowers on the ankle, joined by a thin black stem with small curved wisps above.
Red spider lilies on the ankle
Colour tattoo of a purple iris with a closed bud and green leaves on a forearm, shaded in a botanical realism style.
Purple iris and bud on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of lilies with sketched linework and ink splatter across the upper back, near the neck.
Lily bouquet across upper back
Close-up of traditional style red and black flower tattoos on the back of a hand, with further tattoos on the wrist and fingers.
Traditional red flowers on the back of a hand
Line drawing of a wild rose branch with open blossoms, leaves and buds on tracing paper, with pale yellow and pink shading, as a botanical tattoo design.
Wild rose branch with leaves and buds
Black and grey realism rose tattoo with a second bud, leaves and a thorny stem wrapping across a forearm.
Black and grey rose tattoo on forearm
Small red rose with a green stem and leaves on the inner forearm, beside a fine black line curving towards the wrist in a fine line botanical style.
Small red rose on the forearm
Two forearms with botanical tulip tattoos in soft pink and red washes, with thin dark outlines and green stems on the forearm.
Tulips on two forearms
Black and grey wildflowers with a red swirling sun and small birds, tattooed across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Wildflowers and red sunburst on upper back
Black and grey Celtic knotwork shamrock tattoo with shaded ribbon-like strands on pale skin.
Celtic knot shamrock tattoo
Purple and green lavender sprigs tattooed on a forearm in a botanical style, with a hand holding a white mug beside a potted plant.
Lavender sprigs on a forearm
Black line drawing design of a stylised bird with spread wings rising from a curling stem with spirals and a leaf, shown on a white background with no body placement.
Stylised bird with spiral stem
Pencil-style drawing of a shaded black and grey rose bloom on a thorny green stem with one leaf, shown on plain paper as a tattoo design.
Shaded rose design with green leaf
Fine line colour tattoo of a lavender sprig with green stem running diagonally along the inner forearm.
Lavender sprig on a forearm
Fine line peony tattoo in pink and green with a thin script word running down the stem, on the outside of a person's ankle above a white sneaker.
Pink peony with script stem on ankle
Pencil drawing of three shaded roses with leaves, buds and thorny stems, shown as a black and grey botanical tattoo design.
Three roses with thorny stems
Fine line botanical drawing of a slender sprig with small blue-violet flowers and a single green leaf on a white background, shown as a tattoo design.
Small flower sprig design
Colour botanical tattoo of pink roses, buds and small blossoms with green leaves across a woman's upper back and shoulder.
Pink roses and blossoms on upper back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a tall lupin flower spike with buds and star-shaped leaves on the upper arm.
Lupin sprig on an upper arm
Pink rose tattoo in a stained-glass style with green leaves and the script words Tale as old as time, on the side of a torso.
Stained glass rose with script on the side