Flower Tattoo Designs

Beauty & Meaning of Floral Tattoos

Flower tattoo designs can represent a timeless symbol of beauty and are a popular choice of tattoo design particularly amongst females although not an uncommon tattoo for males when incorporated with other symbols.

Certain types of flower have held a more popular appeal than others. It is worthwhile to consider what certain flowers symbolize before committing to getting a tattoo. Most people can appreciate their beauty and see their value when they look at flowers and also feel a sense joy and vitality.

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Below are the more popular flowers (with brief meanings) that are chosen as flower tattoo designs.

Anjelica Inspiration, magic
Azalea Moderation, temperance
Baby's Breath Purity of heart
Bluebell Constancy, sorrowful regret
Buttercup Riches
Carnation Fidelity, love
Cherry Blossom Spiritual beauty
Cornflower Delicacy, refinement
Crocus Gladness, mirth
Daffodil Deceitfulness, hope, unrequited love.
Daisy Innocence.
Dandeloin Coquetry
Dogwood Forgetfulness
Four O'clock Timidity
Fuschia Intimacy
Peach Blossom Captivity
Gardenia Refinement
Geranium Gentility, peaceful mind
Hibiscus Symbolizes delicate beauty.
Honeysuckle Bonds of love
Hydrangea Boastfulness, heartlessness
Jasmine Happiness
Rhododendron Signifies "I am dangerous"
Lantana Unyielding, unbending
Lotus Symbolizes estranged love.
Magnolia Benevolence, high-souled, love of nature
Morning Glory Affection, departure
Orange Blossom Chastity, eternal love, marriage
Rose Very popular tattoo design. See Rose Tattoos.
Saffron Voluptuousness, sexual energy
Sunflower Symbolize sheer beauty
Thistle Austerity, sternness
Tulip Enchantment
Water Lily purity of heart
White Lilies purity and sweetness.
Zinnia Thoughts of absent friends

Placement of Tattoos

Flower or floral tattoo designs are popular tattoos for women and can be placed on any part of the body from arms, legs, neck, belly, lower back, chest, breasts, and pubic area.

On guys it is common to see flowers surrounding something else such as a nameplate or other symbol and can be tattooed on arms and legs.

Flowers in Dreams

Flowers in our dreams can represent the simplest feelings of contentment to the deepest feelings of spiritual completeness. A circular flower is a friendly sign which could be a symbol of wholeness. Flowers also represent hope and positive growth, along with simplicity, innocence, and possibly virginity.

There are so many different types of flowers that it should be easy to find the right flower tattoo design that resonates with who you are and means something special to you.

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Lower Back Lilies and Tribal Tattoo 
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Flowers Tattoo on Back 
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Floral Lily/Dragonfly Tattoo 
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Lily and Butterfly Tattoo 
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It took about a half hour, I got it on my 17th birthday up in East Stroudsburg, PA. Very good price $60 cant beat that hun?

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it has nice colors and its pretty :-)

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Flower Tattoo 
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Rose Tattoo  Not rated yet
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Cross Tattoo on Wrist  Not rated yet
Cross tattoo on wrist.

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Calla Lily Tattoo With Ribbon  Not rated yet
I designed this and took it in. It took less than an hour. Shawn Murphy at 'Smokin' Guns' in Beckley, WV has done all four of my tattoos.

I wanted ...

Flower & Cherry Blossoms Tattoo  Not rated yet
I love cherry blossoms, so I decided to get this tattoo. I took an idea of the design, and the artist gave it some of his touch. I wanted an oriental design ...

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My tattoos are two butterflies that I drew myself.
They took about thirty minutes for both of them.
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Lotus & Cherry Blossom Tattoo  Not rated yet
5 hours in two sessions by Alex at Primitive Origins, Hammersmith London. It is a custom design by Alex of A large lotus (Opened) and a smaller closed ...

Water Lilly Tattoo  Not rated yet
This is a cover up of an old tattoo.. will eventually be a whole shoulder piece..

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Beautiful Cherry Blossoms Tattoo  Not rated yet
Artist Ryan Nutini out of 'Skin of A Different Color' in Aurora, IL.

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Pansy it took a few hours artist is Ryan Nutini out of Skin of a different color in Aurora Illinois.

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My tattoo took about an hour to be done. This was made by my cousins husband. This tattoo has lots of meaning to me. It like a new beginning to me and ...

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It a beautiful simple purple flower with pink and yellow highlights and very simple green leaves. I got it done at Shivers Ink by a guy named Chris, in ...

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Sweetest Cherry Blossoms Tattoo  Not rated yet
like an hr
in the village
color hurt... outline beautiful!

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