Stem tattoo ideas

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Colour tattoo of a blue rose with green leaves and a thorned stem on the ankle, in a botanical neo-traditional style.
Blue rose with leaves and stem on an ankle
Black and grey neo-trad style tattoo on an upper arm showing a castle under a moon inside a globe, with a triangle and circle symbol and shaded leaves below.
Castle in a globe with leaves on upper arm
Colour tattoo of three sunflowers with dark brown centres and black outlines, placed across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Three sunflowers on a upper back
Black and grey line drawing of two peonies with leaves on pale paper, a botanical tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Two peonies with leaves line drawing
Colour tattoo of a poppy, feathery fronds and a tied bow with green leaves on the inner forearm, in a botanical neo-traditional style.
Poppy and ribboned bundle on a forearm
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
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
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
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a forearm showing a flower with dragonfly-like teal wings, a black swirling stem, pink and teal stars and a red ladybird.
Dragonfly flower and ladybird on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a red rose under a gold-topped glass dome with a banner reading until the last petal falls, shown in daylight and under UV light, on an upper leg.
Enchanted rose under glass dome on thigh
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
Colour botanical tattoo of purple pansies, peach blossoms and green leaves arranged in a radial design on the forearm near the elbow.
Pansy and blossom design on an elbow
Forearm tattoo of red and grey roses, rosebuds and leaves in a botanical style, shown on a person wearing a knitted cardigan.
Rose and bud sleeve on a forearm
Neo-traditional red rose with black shading and two black leaves on a forearm, with a thin red stem running down the arm.
Red rose on a forearm
Colour botanical tattoo of blue foxgloves, a red poppy and pink gerberas with black outlines on the upper arm.
Foxglove, poppy and gerbera flowers on an arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of pink peonies, peach anemones and green leaves across a woman's back shoulder and upper arm, with a small bird near the shoulder blade.
Peonies and anemones across a shoulder and upper arm
Line drawing of a rose, ornate filigree heart and ribbons with leaves, a neo-traditional tattoo design on paper with no body placement shown.
Rose, ornate heart and ribbon design
Colour tattoo on a thigh showing a pink rose with green stem under a glass dome, with two black silhouettes facing each other, in a bold neo-traditional style.
Rose in a glass dome with two silhouettes on a thigh
Side view of a torso with a large colour tattoo of orange roses, green leaves and buds on the ribs and hip, shaded in teal and purple.
Orange roses across the ribs and hip
Pencil and ink sketch of a rose with thorny stems and a revolver outline, drawn as a tattoo design with light shading.
Rose and revolver line drawing
Colour Botanical sunflower tattoo with green leaves and a curling tendril on an ankle, shaded in a neo-traditional style.
Sunflower and leaves on an ankle
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a hummingbird feeding from a red lily, orange trumpet flower and purple peony on the upper back.
Hummingbird and flowers on the upper back
Flash design of a red rose wound with a beaded rosary in front of a grey cross, drawn in a neo-traditional style with blue rays behind.
Rose, rosary and cross design
Colour tattoo of a red rose under a gold-rimmed glass dome with the words until the last petal falls, on the thigh, shown in daylight and under UV light.
Enchanted rose under glass dome on a thigh
Pink rose with a bud and green leaves in a botanical neo-traditional style with bold black outlines, tattooed on a forearm.
Pink rose and bud on a forearm
Neo-traditional botanical tattoo of a bouquet of pink and purple flowers and green leaves, tied with twine, on the forearm.
Floral bouquet on a forearm
Colour tattoo of yellow and orange flowers with green stems and leaves in a Art Nouveau style on a person's shoulder and upper arm.
Yellow and orange flowers on a shoulder
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a pink peony with black outlines and green leaves on the inner upper arm.
Pink peony and leaves on upper arm
Pencil sketch of a shaded rose with leaves and a stem wrapped in three ribbon banners, drawn as a tattoo design in black and grey.
Rose with ribbon banners in pencil
Black outlined anchor tattoo filled with pink, red and purple roses and green leaves, in a botanical neo-traditional style, on the wrist.
Anchor filled with roses on a wrist
Close-up of a botanical neo-trad tattoo of two pink roses with green leaves and stems wrapping around a forearm, with a blue knit sleeve behind.
Pink roses and leaves on a forearm
Colour Neo-trad tattoo of pink roses, an orange marigold and green leaves on a vine across an upper arm.
Rose and marigold vine on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a red apple shaped as a skull with blue dripping ink and a purple watercolour splash, neo-traditional style, on the side of the ribs.
Apple skull with blue drips on the side
Two painterly neo-traditional rose tattoos, one red and one blue, with green leaves, on the backs of a pair of calves.
Red and blue roses on both calves
Colour tattoo of a green hummingbird feeding from a red hibiscus flower with a leafy stem, placed on the upper arm near the shoulder.
Hummingbird and hibiscus on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a sunflower, marigold and perched bird down an upper arm, with a swooping bird and FORGIVE ribbon across the shoulder.
Sunflower and bird upper arm with ribbon
Neo-traditional tattoo of a bouquet of blue and pale flowers tied with a ribbon, on the upper arm, with partial tattoos visible at the edges.
Blue flower bouquet tied with ribbon on an arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a hummingbird and red and purple lilies across the ribs of a person's side.
Hummingbird and lilies on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a stylised blue and pink flower with green leaves and black linework, placed on the outer thigh.
Abstract blue and pink flower on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a blue-grey bat perched on an orange pumpkin with autumn leaves and stems, in a bold neo-traditional style.
Bat perched on a pumpkin with autumn leaves
Colour botanical tattoo of a pink lotus flower with a green stem and grey shadow on skin, placed on the upper back.
Pink lotus flower on upper back
Small colour tattoo of a pink peony with green leaves on a stem, placed on a woman's upper chest near the collarbone, in a botanical neo-traditional style.
Pink peony and leaves on the chest
Colour tattoo of red and peach peony blooms with green leaves on the side of a torso, below the navel, in a botanical neo-trad style.
Peony tattoo on the side of the torso
Traditional style tattoo of a grey songbird perched on a thorned branch with pink roses and green leaves, on the forearm.
Songbird and roses on a forearm
Colour tattoo of red peony flowers with green leaves on the outer forearm, shown on a person in a grey top and dark jeans.
Red peonies on a forearm
Colourful Neo-trad style tattoo on a thigh showing a green bonsai-like tree beside a purple iris and scrolling green foliage.
Bonsai tree and iris on a thigh
Neo-traditional style peony tattoo with green leaves and black outlines on the forearm, with a script banner partly visible above.
Peony and leaves on a forearm
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