Botanical tattoo ideas

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Red lotus flower tattoo with a long thin stem on skin, shaded in soft red tones and placed on the upper back.
Red lotus flower on upper back
Colour tattoo of a red flower, pink rose and purple blooms with green stitched-look leaves across a shoulder and upper back, in botanical style.
Stitched-look flowers across a shoulder and back
Black fine line tattoo of a dandelion releasing birds and seeds across the upper back and shoulder, with the script words Every breath is a second chance.
Dandelion and birds with quote on shoulder
Black and grey peony with lace-style filigree and hanging beads tattooed on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Peony and lace design on the upper back
Fine line black ink tattoo of two ginkgo leaves on a stem, placed on the upper back of a person with dark hair and a black top.
Two ginkgo leaves on upper back
Back view of a person lying down, showing red and pink flower tattoos with grey shaded swirls across the hip and thigh, plus script on the upper back.
Floral tattoos on back and thigh
Realism style tattoo of two grey roses with black lace filigree and teal and pink butterflies, placed on a person's upper back and shoulder.
Roses, lace and butterflies on a back
Colour botanical tattoo of violas, green vines and roots with a bumblebee, across a person's shoulder and upper back.
Violas, vine and bee across a shoulder
Black line-work floral tattoo with flower heads and leaves across a woman's shoulder and upper back.
Black floral design across a shoulder
Back of a person in a black sports bra with a small black fine line pine tree tattoo centred on the lower back.
Pine tree on the lower back
Black and grey fine line botanical tattoo of a poppy, daisies and leafy stems on the upper back, framed by a dotted triangle.
Wildflower bouquet within a dotted triangle on upper back
Side-by-side before and after photos of a red floral tattoo with dark green shading on a person's upper back, which is fully gone in the after image.
Floral tattoo before and after removal on upper back
Realistic colour tattoo of four peonies with green leaves running down a person's bare back, placed along the spine.
Colour peonies running down the back
Colour botanical tattoo of pink magnolia blooms and green leaves across a woman's upper back and right shoulder blade, shown from behind.
Magnolia flowers across a upper back
Black ink tattoo of a large and a small elephant, both filled with mandala and flower patterns, on a area of skin that appears to be the back.
Two mandala elephants on the back
Black and grey fine line tattoo across a person's upper back showing clock dials, a compass, flowers and a lace-like ornament, seen from behind.
Clock dials, compass and flowers across a back
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a cat silhouette in an oval cameo frame with flowers and a pearl drape, on a person's upper back.
Cat cameo on upper back
Watercolour-style botanical sprig with red berries and a fine black script line running down the middle of a back, tattooed along the spine.
Leafy sprig and script down the spine
Black and grey realism tattoo of a blossom branch with flowers and buds across the upper back.
Grey blossom branch on upper back
Realistic purple roses and a Roman numeral clock face with black brush strokes and drips, tattooed across a person's upper back.
Clock and roses on the upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of two sunflowers with leaves across a person's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Sunflowers across the upper back
Black and grey dotwork lotus flowers and geometric mandala tattoo across the upper back and nape of the neck.
Lotus and geometric mandala on upper back
Black and grey hatched rose tattoo with leaves on the upper back near the shoulder blade, with dark hair falling over the shoulder.
Hatched rose on a upper back
Collage of five photographs showing black tree of life tattoos on a back, a foot, a lower back and a circular design on a upper back.
Tree of life tattoos on back and foot
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a tree whose roots and leaves curve into a globe, placed between the shoulder blades on a woman's back.
Tree on a globe across the upper back
Red tree of life tattoo with swirling branches, a central oval and curled roots, centred on the upper back of a woman with dark hair.
Tree of life across an upper back
Pale botanical linework tattoo across a shoulder and upper back, showing leaves, scrolls and a flower design.
Pale floral linework on a shoulder
Small solid black palm tree silhouette tattoo on the upper back of a person in a black strappy top, in sunlight.
Palm tree on the upper back
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a grey owl perched on a branch with pink blossoms and green leaves, across the upper back.
Owl and blossom branch on upper back
Two side-by-side photographs of cherry blossom tree tattoos across a back, the left in soft grey and pale blue and pink, the right in realistic pink and green.
Cherry blossom tree across the back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a person's upper back showing a waterfall landscape in a diamond frame, with pine branches, cones and a log beside it.
Waterfall landscape in a diamond on a shoulder blade
Black script reading This too shall pass across the upper back, with birds flying from a dandelion seed head in a black lettering and botanical style.
This too shall pass script with dandelion on back
Back tattoo of a red cherry blossom branch running from the shoulder down the spine and onto the upper arm, with dark branches and soft shading.
Cherry blossom branch down a back
Colour tattoo of a blue butterfly with pale blue flowers, yellow centres and green leaves on the lower back.
Blue butterfly and flowers on lower back
Colour realism tattoo of two peonies with green leaves and buds across a woman's upper back and shoulder blade.
Realistic peonies across a upper back
Colour butterfly tattoo with black floral swirls and a red flower on a person's shoulder blade, shown in a three-photo collage.
Butterfly and floral swirls on shoulder
Black and grey lotus mandala tattoo with dotwork shading on the upper back, with hands pressed together in prayer below it.
Lotus mandala tattoo on upper back
Black linework outline of peonies, daisies and leaves across a person's upper back and shoulder, with pink skin redness around the lines in a botanical style.
Floral outline across back and shoulder
Black outlined crescent moon filled with red roses and grey leaves, tattooed on a person's upper back beside the shoulder blade.
Crescent moon filled with roses on the back
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of two birds and flowers across a woman's upper back, with dotwork shading.
Two birds and flowers across a back
Black ink floral mandala with two bird-like motifs on the lower back of a woman in a navy top, shown from behind.
Floral mandala tattoo on the lower back
Black and grey realism roses with lace and butterfly linework covering the upper back.
Roses and lace across a back tattoo
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo centred on a person's upper back, with a dotted chain and drop ornaments hanging below.
Lotus mandala with dotted drape on upper back
Small black fine line palm tree tattoo on the upper back beside the shoulder blade of a person with long highlighted hair, face turned away from the camera.
Palm tree on upper back
Bare back with a colour Japanese tattoo of a cherry blossom branch over the shoulder and upper back, and koi fish among grey pebbles on the lower back.
Cherry blossom and koi across a back
Realistic red lily tattoo with black scrollwork vines across the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Red lilies with swirls on upper back
Black and grey botanical tree tattoo with ink-wash branches across the upper back of a woman in a red open-back dress.
Black ink tree across a woman's upper back
Black and white photo of a small fine line botanical sprig tattoo on the upper back, between the shoulder blades, below short dark hair.
Small sprig tattoo on upper back