Botanical tattoo ideas

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Neo-traditional bull skull with horns, a star and feathers, framed by orange roses and teal leaves across the upper and middle back.
Bull skull and roses across a back
Two people show matching colour tattoos of two birds on a branch with quote text above, on their upper backs near the shoulder blades.
Matching bird and branch tattoos on two backs
Black and grey hatched tattoo of a magnolia flower with leaves on the upper back.
Magnolia tattoo on upper back
Colour traditional tattoo of a wren perched on a branch with green leaves and pink blossoms, on a person's back.
Wren on a blossom branch with pink flowers
Small fine line tattoo of a grey spotted fawn beside a pink peony and red flowers with green stems, on the upper back.
Fawn and peony on the upper back
Colour realism tattoo of pink roses, carnations and green leaves spanning the upper back and shoulder blade area.
Realistic roses and blooms on the upper back
Back tattoo of pink cherry blossoms with black shading running down the spine, interspersed with black characters, in a Japanese style on the upper and mid back.
Cherry blossom and characters down the back
Realistic red hibiscus flower with black and red swirling scrollwork tattooed across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Red hibiscus with black scrollwork on a shoulder
Lettering tattoo on an upper back reading "Can we create something beautiful and destroy it?" with red roses and stems in a botanical style.
Quote script and red roses on upper back
Back view of a woman with a colourful watercolour-style floral tattoo of roses and blue flowers on her upper back, near the base of her neck.
Watercolour floral tattoo on upper back
Side-by-side photos of a back: on the left a healed scar down the spine, on the right a black and grey scrollwork tattoo running the length of the spine.
Black and grey scrollwork down the spine
Black and grey lotus mandala tattoo with hanging feathers and beaded chains across the upper back, in a fine line botanical style.
Lotus mandala with hanging feathers on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of shaded flowers and flowing scrollwork across the upper and mid back.
Shaded flowers and swirls across a back
Black fine line tattoos on a person's upper back, including a botanical sprig with cones above a hanging stick, an outlined stag bust with an arrow, and a compass design.
Botanical sprig and stag bust on a upper back
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
Large Japanese-style back tattoo of a geisha in a circle, surrounded by cherry blossom branches, a red sun, a mountain, a folding fan and kanji.
Geisha and cherry blossom back piece
Colourful botanical tattoo of a tree with a rose-like canopy and black roots across the upper back, in a neo-traditional style.
Tree with rose canopy on a upper back
Black fine line lotus tattoo centred on the upper back of a woman with short hair, with a dotted line running down below it.
Lotus tattoo on upper back
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
Colour realism tattoo of a water lily, lily pads and a koi fish with ripples, placed across a person's upper back.
Water lily and koi on upper back
Colour realism tattoo of a blue hibiscus with green leaves, a blue butterfly and a diamond on the upper back and shoulder blade, with a grey ankh tattoo above.
Blue hibiscus and butterfly on a shoulder
Black and grey tattoo of a tree atop a globe with root-like branches forming land shapes, on a person's upper back.
Tree and globe on upper back
Black and grey fine line tree with stippled leaves and spreading roots, tattooed across the upper back near the neck.
Tree with roots on upper back
Black and grey floral tattoos on the upper arms and upper back of a woman with a blonde bob, shown from behind in a black open-back dress.
Floral tattoos on arms and upper back
Colour tattoo on a person's upper back showing two seated cats, one black and white and one calico, framed by green vines with red and blue flowers.
Two cats and floral vines on the back
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
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 botanical flower tattoo with fine linework on the upper back of a woman in a white crop top, in a forward fold on a yoga mat.
Floral tattoo on upper back
Black and grey pocket watch with red cherry blossom branches and teal accents, tattooed across the upper back and shoulder.
Pocket watch and cherry blossom on a shoulder blade
Colour sunflower tattoo with a bold dark outline and green leaves, placed between the shoulder blades on the upper back of a woman with her hand raised to her hair.
Sunflower tattoo on upper back
Botanical tattoo across the upper back showing five plant stages growing from seed to sunflower, with the words How strange it is to be anything at all beneath.
Five-stage plant growth with a quote on upper back
Back view of a shirtless person with black and grey botanical tattoos of flowers, vines and moths covering the back, shoulders, upper arms, forearms and hands.
Back and full sleeves of botanical and moth tattoos
Sketch-style skull with purple and blue poppies and anemone flowers tattooed across a person's upper back and shoulder.
Skull and poppies across a back
Black and grey fine line and dotwork sprig of leaves and flower clusters tattooed on a person's upper back, shown from behind.
Botanical sprig tattoo on upper back
Black ink dotwork tattoo of stacked lotus and mandala motifs linked by a dotted line down the centre of a woman's back.
Vertical mandala and lotus tattoo down the spine
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
Small black fine line tattoo of an owl perched on a leafy branch, placed on the upper back beside the shoulder blade.
Owl on a branch on the upper back
Black and grey dotwork back piece of a central lotus, ornate mandala motifs and geometric bands, placed across the upper and lower back.
Dotwork mandala back piece
Colour botanical tattoo of three red poppies with black centres and green stems and leaves, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Red poppies on upper back
Photo of a botanical orchid vine tattoo across a person's upper back and shoulder, with black outlines and soft pink and grey shading.
Orchid vine across a shoulder blade
Pink lotus flower with black ornamental mandala linework and teal shading, tattooed across a person's upper back.
Lotus and mandala on upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a tree growing from a globe, with leaves forming the shapes of land, across a woman's upper back.
Tree and leaves on a globe on upper back
Black and grey tree of life tattoo inside a circle, with roots below and birds flying off the branches, on the upper back near the shoulder.
Tree of life with birds on upper back
Colour realism tattoo of a red fox with feathered wings and leafy branches across a person's back, shown in two photographs.
Fox and feathered wings across a back
Black ink tattoo of ornate flowers, paisley swirls and two hummingbirds across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Floral paisley and hummingbirds on upper back
Black ink lotus flower tattoo with mandala detailing on the upper back of a woman lying on a striped towel.
Lotus mandala on upper back
Black and grey fine line paisley and botanical tattoo centred on the upper back, extending up towards the neck.
Paisley floral tattoo across upper back
Colour realism style tattoo of a cherry blossom branch with pink flowers and a blue bird, running from the neck across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Cherry blossom branch and bluebird on upper back