Unique Flower Tattoo Ideas for the Modern Man

When it comes to flower tattoos for men, illustrated men of the past might have dismissed them as being a staple of femininity in tattoo art. However, the truth is that gender stereotyping in the world of ink is being obliterated daily – we don’t care if you’re a man or woman as long as you rock cool tattoos.

The latest flower tattoo design ideas are often masculine in meaning and inspiration. With all sorts of different plants available to help in creating your inspirational tattoo design, each flower can be a distinctive bloom of beautiful significance.

Read on for a selection of 50 awesome flower tattoo design ideas that can help you decide on your next tattoo.

1. Lotus Flower

This lotus flower tattoo design on the upper arm is done in black and gray with some tribal patterns and incorporated into a bigger piece of body art.

A full sleeve Japanese style tattoo with lotus flowers as the focal theme includes geometrical patterns contoured and unshaded, filled and shaded, given a hint of color, and then brought to life in various sizes and forms. This exquisite sacred flower emerges from a murky pond. Lotus flower tattoos are known to symbolize purity, truth, faith, harmony, and spiritual awakening.

 

2. Chrysanthemum Tattoo Design

A black and gray Japanese flower tattoo for guys. This is the chrysanthemum, the king of flowers in Japanese culture, taking centerstage.

3. Peony Tattoo Ideas

For the sportsman who wants to immortalize his playing number on his arm with a tattoo, with added details such as maple leaves and peonies, this flower tattoo idea can be explored.

The peony flower is believed to be named after Paeon, the Greek physician of the gods. This flower symbolizes healing and protection for the athlete or even just for the regular dude who loves to dabble in sports every now and then.

This beautiful flower design for guys in Japanese-inspired tattoo art is centered on a blooming peony in purple and red, with its leaves serving as a background. This is a neck tattoo taking on a delicate and beautiful subject matter which is perfect for its placement. The peony is a symbol of good fortune, wealth, and prosperity in Japanese mythology.

4. Black and Gray Flower Sleeve Tattoo Design

An ethereal black and gray floral tattoo design hugging the lower arm is exquisitely beautiful and must have taken quite a long time to complete. The contrast and definition of this illustration have been softened to give the flowers a delicate personality.

The delicate rosebud adds a hint of warmth to this navigation piece in muted black and gray ink. I like the white flower ink flourishes used to help round out the design. This theme is usually done for safe passage. A flower detail is added to the compass to give tribute to the women in the family and their sacrifices while their partners are away.

5. Cherry Blossom Tattoo Art

Known as “sakura” in Japanese, the cherry blossom represents beauty and serves as a constant reminder of how fragile life can be. The blooms are short-lived, lasting only around two weeks before these fall from the trees.

The extremely charming cherry blossoms spread out in this half sleeve Japanese tattoo design. This is a water piece combined with this gentle flower in a powerful and vibrant piece of body art.

This Japanese flower tattoo design features cherry blossoms scattered throughout the leg with an inclusion of the tiger at the base. This pink and yellow flower, which blooms during springtime in Japan, is important and an integral part of their culture.

The cherry blossom is celebrated in Japan, with the people holding picnics under the trees while the blooms last. A cherry blossom tattoo is often used to pair off with any masculine tattoos to provide harmony since “sakura” is also a symbol of femininity and grace.

 

6. Linework Tattoos

If you prefer minimalist floral tattoos, the linework style could work for you. There’s nothing simple about line art, though. It takes a skilled tattoo artist to ink clear precise lines, especially for floral tattoos with intricate designs.

7. Colorful Japanese Flower Tattoo Art

This is a fully inked sleeve that extends to the hand and features the portrait of a woman in black and gray interpretation. This is a popular concept to immortalize a memory through a portrait tattoo surrounded with various flower details to give it a garden vibe. Skulls were added to this tattoo art to add to its mournful theme.

 

This is a cool tattoo sleeve and chest tattoo combination in the Japanese style. I like the use of solid gray ink given a touch of brightening by softly colored pink “sakura.” The colorful “hannya” mask and skull on each side of the chest work fantastically in contrast to the bright flowers.

8. Bold Designs

This is a stunning watercolor tattoo of a stylized interpretation of the skull and a single red rose. It is always interesting to encounter contrasting themes, wherein one symbolizes beauty while the other has a dark meaning and symbolizes death. The flower can be an offering to a loved one who has moved on. This is a subtle way of viewing the meaning of this beautiful shoulder tattoo.

A gorgeous piece of vibrant rose tattoos on the shoulder extending until the upper back of the canvas. It is a stunning illustration of roses, with the leaves serving as the background. The delicately shaded petals blend seamlessly with the rest of the artwork. 

This is a dark piece of a flower tattoo for guys featuring the delicate rose in black ink and muted beige tones for contrast.

 

The red rose is widely considered a symbol of enduring love and beauty. For a gentleman to wear roses on his forearm means it is his symbol of balance. In this creation, red is celebrated as the chosen color for the couple of roses which could mean passionate love for a woman or the women he holds dear in his heart.

The key to this piece of body art is the hand tattoo aspect. It’s a classic black and gray style piece, given a more unique cast by its placement on the hand. Hand tattoos are becoming more popular; however, if you have some misgivings about a permanently visible piece, I can recommend the use of a temporary tattoo as a means to test out the idea before fully committing to it.

In this piece, the heart is superimposed with a fully blossomed rose in deep blushing pink with a few crimson red contours. This tattoo has a dark theme vibe surrounding this delicate flower taking into consideration the black background. This must have a personal and emotional meaning to the wearer.

The beautiful fully blossomed rose, featured solo, looks haunting and chilling as the red tone chosen for this piece is closely similar to the color of the blood. Thorns are known to be a distinct and unique added feature of roses. Oftentimes, it is regarded as a sacrifice, which could mean that attaining or maintaining beauty entails an equal amount of sacrifice.

Same thing in life. Every form of success is a corresponding amount of challenges. This is a picture perfect inkwork that reveals the deep commitment of the tattoo artist to his craft.

9. Japanese Style Black and Gray Tattoos

A sweet flower-themed bicep, chest, and shoulder tattoo. The central themes are the hannya mask and the Buddha image on the upper arm; however, the work is tied together by the supporting designs of a lotus flower and waves in negative space.