Flower Tattoo Designs

As you can see, flowers have a variety of symbolism.  Some tattoo designs combine a variety of different species of flowers to create depth and intricacy of meaning.  Flower tattoos can be rendered in many different ways, including realistic, illustrative, and fantastical, which can give the overall design a different feeling.  Flowers can be tattooed in color or even black and grey.  The latter option allows the tattoo to emphasize the shape and structure of the flower, which is often distinctive.  Also, black and white illustrations harken back to black and white photography and can give tattoos an antiqued and historic design.
 

 

In different cultures, flowers can have different importance.  In America, there are State flowers.  In countries, there can be national flowers that represent pride and nationalism.  In Japan and China, the cherry blossom is a very meaningful flower.  Cherry blossoms are perhaps one of the most tattooed flowers, because they often appear in as elements in Japanese-styled tattoos.  Likewise, the lotus flower is religiously symbolic.  The rose is meaningful cross-culturally and has been a tradition tattoo symbol since tattooing's initial popularity.
 

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

Rose – love, engagement, passion, hope, desire, purity, humility, secrecy, and worth
Rosebuds – love and friendship
Rosemary – memories, remembrance

Salvia – esteem, pride, admiration, favor
Snowdrop – consolation, comfort, solace
Sunflower – adoration, purity, innocence, child-like
Sweet Pea – delicateness, fragility, sweetness, pleasure

Tulip – faithfulness, love, beauty, the soul, fame

Verbena – enchantment, magic, wishes Wallflower – fidelity, perseverance, tenacity, determination

Flower Tattoo Designs

Flowers are usually considered to be feminine.  They are delicate, fragile, and beautiful, so flower tattoos are typically chosen by women rather than men.  All varieties of flowers are translated into tattoo designs.  Different species of flowers and different flower colors can have different meanings and symbolize different things.  Sometimes specific flowers are for personal reasons, like a loved one's favorite flower or flowers in a childhood garden, but usually flower tattoo designs are chosen for a specific symbolism and cultural meaning.  Flowers like roses, lotuses, cherry blossoms, and orchids flowers are popular tattoo designs.
 

 

Flower tattoos are a clear connection to nature and a natural lifestyle.  Flowers, by designs, represent fertility and reproduction because they are the plant's method for reproducing.  Flowers also represent spring.  After the winter passes, flowers and leaves begin to bud, signaling warmer weather and marking the beginning of the renewal of the earth.  Because of this, flowers are encouraging and seem so bright and cheerful after a few months of dreary, monotone grey.  Flowers usually have a positive connotation and optimistic symbolism.