Small flower tattoos are a dominant subject choice and are increasingly versatile in style, application and placement.
Where tattoos of the past featured roses and sunflowers, modern body art displays all the variations of flowers, their stunning styles, colors, shapes and symbolic meanings.
Thankfully, gender stereotyping in the world of ink is being obliterated daily – we don’t care if you’re a man or woman if you rock cool tattoos – and flower art is awesome tattoo art.
With all sorts of different blooms available to help in creating your inspirational tattoo design, each flower can be a distinctive flower of beautiful significance.
Read on for our selection of small flower tattoo design ideas that can help you decide on your new tattoo, while at the end of the article you’ll find information on symbolic meanings and links to our other flower galleries.
1. Tattoos for the Ankle and Foot
2. Ear Tattoo Ideas
3. Forearm Tattoos
4. Small Ink Ideas for the Hand and Finger
5. Tattoos on the Ribs and Side
3. Tattoos for the Back
6. Tattoos on the Shoulder
2. Upper Arm Tattoo Ideas
4. Chest and Side Tattoo Designs
7. Wrist Tattoos
8. Linework Tattoos
FAQs
What are the most popular small flower tattoo ideas?
Just about any flower can be utilized in small tattoos, however the most popular include:
- The rose is a symbol adorned eternal love, passion, romance and sexuality. In Tarot, the playing cards of the 15th century, it symbolizes hope and new beginnings.
- Lotus flowers have ties to the Hindu religion as “Padma”. It’s eight petals represent purity, though some associate them with enlightenment through knowledge and a deep understanding for life.
- Cherry blossoms, also known as Sakura, are a take on a Japanese style and culture. The plant itself has a brief bloom, with delicate flowers that are carried along by the wind before touching the ground.
- A Peony symbolizes healing and protection and is popular within a variety of different tattoo styles
- The daffodil flower is most often a symbol of rebirth and regeneration. Given its cultural ties to spring, other emotions and feelings likened to the daffodil flower include optimism, love, vitality, friendship, and positivity
- The chrysanthemum is often associated with Japanese and Chinese style tattoos, signifying cheerfulness, simplicity, and fulfillment
- Lavender is associated with purity, devotion, and serenity. Due to the purple color of lavender flowers it’s also linked to royalty, particularly in Europe
- Jasmine is often referred to as “Queen of the Night” because it blooms at nighttime and because the sweet smell of the flower is associated with feelings of sensuality, intimacy, romance and love.
- The carnation is January’s birth flower – a carnation tattoo is most often associated with positive feelings of love, affection, and admiration
- A daisy represents purity and innocence, and according to legend God would sprinkle daisies on the graves of infants that died. In Scandinavian traditions, daisies represent childbirth, motherhood and spring
- In Mexico, marigolds are said to help guide the spirits to their families’ altars thanks to their bright colors and strong fragrance, while Indians use marigolds in most of their religious ceremonies, displaying them as wedding flowers in yellow, gold, as well as funerals and offerings to the gods Ganesh and Laxmi.
Where should I place my small flower tattoo?
With such a range of styles, applications, and colors on offer small flower tattoos are extremely versatile and can be incorporated into many places. Small flower tattoos have followed the recent trends with collectors mixing up classic positions with more daring and visible areas of the body.
The most popular areas for small flower designs include:
- The inner forearm
- The wrist
- The upper chest and across the shoulder line
- The outer bicep
- Shoulder blade
- Lower leg just above the ankle
- Hands and fingers
- Ribs and side
- Behind the ear
How much does a small flower tattoo cost?
Small flower tattoos can range from the shop minimum of $50-$80 for the smallest minimal designs – two square inches or less of pure linework – to around $200 for an hour for more complex work from an established professional.
You’ll also find that complex and detailed single needle tattoo designs may cost four or five times as much as a comparably sized tattoo done in a different style, and color body art generally costs more than black and gray.
Highly skilled, in demand artists – often with long wait times – can charge up to $500 per hour, while apprentices and less skilled artists are as little as $75.00 per hour.
Remember when getting inked to have a firm idea of what your new tattoo will cost prior to sitting down for your tattoo appointment and set aside 15-20% extra to tip your tattoo artist for their work.