Flower or Plant Tattoos (Symbolism)

Whether they be large and elaborate, tiny and demure or part of the background of a tattoo, flowers are one of the most common motifs found in tattoo art. The rose with its association with romance and fidelity probably tops the list when it comes to favorite flowers.

Below is a list of common flowers and their symbolic meanings.

♦ amaryllis - pride, pastoral poetry
♦ anemone - forsaken
♦ aster - symbol of love, daintiness
♦ azalea - take care of yourself for me, temperance, fragile passion, Chinese symbol of womanhood
♦ bells of Ireland - good luck
♦ bluebell - humility
♦ cactus - endurance
♦ camellia (pink) - longing for you
♦ camellia (red) - you're a flame in my heart
♦ camellia (white) - you're adorable
♦ carnation (pink) - I'll never forget you
♦ carnation (red) - my heart aches for you, admiration
♦ carnation (striped) - wish I could be with you
♦ carnation (white) - sweet and lovely, innocence, pure love, woman's good luck gift
♦ cattail - peace, prosperity
♦ chrysanthemum (white) - truth
♦ chrysanthemum (yellow) - slighted love
♦ crocus - cheerfulness
♦ cyclamen - resignation and good-bye
♦ daffodil - regard, unrequited love, you're the only one, the sun is always shining when I'm with you
♦ daisy - innocence, loyal love, I'll never tell, purity
♦ dandelion - faithfulness, happiness
♦ fern - magic, fascination, confidence and shelter
♦ fir - time
♦ forget-me-not - true love, memories
♦ gardenia - you're lovely, secret love
♦ heather (lavender) - admiration, solitude
♦ heather (white) - protection, wishes will come true
♦ holly - domestic happiness
♦ hyacinth (blue) - constancy
♦ hyacinth (white) - loveliness, I'll pray for you
♦ iris - fleur-de-lis, emblem of France, your friendship means so much to me, faith, hope, wisdom and valor, my compliments
♦ ivy - wedded love, fidelity, friendship, affection
♦ jonquil - love me, affection returned, desire, sympathy, desire for affection returned
♦ lily (white) - virginity, purity, majesty, it's heavenly to be with you
♦ lily (yellow) - I'm walking on air, gay
♦ lily (calla) - beauty, remembrance
♦ lily (day) - coquetry, Chinese emblem for mother
♦ lily (tiger) - wealth, pride
♦ lily of the valley - sweetness, tears of the virgin Mary, return to happiness, humility, you've made my life complete
♦ magnolia - nobility
♦ mistletoe - kiss me, affection, to surmount difficulties, sacred plant of India
♦ myrtle - love, Hebrew emblem of marriage
♦ narcissus - stay as sweet as you are
♦ orange blossom - innocence, eternal love, marriage and fruitfulness
♦ orchid - love, beauty, refinement, beautiful lady, Chinese symbol for many children
♦ palm leaves - victory and success
♦ peony - happy life, happy marriage
♦ poppy (general) - eternal sleep, oblivion, imagination
♦ poppy (red) - pleasure
♦ poppy (white) - consolation
♦ poppy (yellow) - wealth, success
♦ primrose - I can't live without you
♦ rose (bridal) - happy love
♦ rose (dark crimson) - mourning
♦ rose (hibiscus) - delicate beauty
♦ rose (leaf) - you may hope
♦ rose (pink) - perfect happiness, please believe me
♦ rose (red) - love, I love you
♦ rose (tea) - I'll remember always
♦ rose (thornless) - love at first sight
♦ rose (white) - innocence and purity, I am worthy of you, you're heavenly, secrecy and silence
♦ rose (white and red mixed) - unity, flower emblem of England
♦ rose (white-dried) - death is preferable to loss of virtue
♦ rose (yellow) - unfaithful
♦ rosebud - beauty and youth, a heart innocent of love
♦ rosebud (red) - pure and lovely
♦ rosebud (white) - girlhood
♦ roses (bouquet of mature blooms) - gratitude
♦ roses (single full bloom) - I love you, I still love you
♦ snapdragon - gracious lady
♦ spider flower - elope with me
♦ tulip (general) - perfect lover, frame, flower emblem of Holland
♦ tulip (red) - believe me, declaration of love
♦ tulip (variegated) - beautiful eyes
♦ tulip (yellow) - there's sunshine in your smile
♦ violet (blue) - watchfulness, faithfulness, I'll always be true
♦ violet (white) - let's take a chance
♦ zinnia (magenta) - lasting affection
♦ zinnia (mixed) - thinking (or in memory) of an absent friend
♦ zinnia (scarlet) - constancy
♦ zinnia (white) - goodness
♦ zinnia (yellow) - daily remembrance

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Tattooing in prehistoric times

Tattooing has been a Eurasian practice since Neolithic times. "Ötzi the Iceman", dated circa 3300 BC, bearing 57 tattoos: a cross on the inside of the left knee, six straight lines 15 centimeters long above the kidneys and numerous small parallel lines along the lumbar, legs and the ankles, exhibiting possible therapeutic tattoos (treatment of arthritis). Tarim Basin (West China, Xinjiang) revealed several tattooed mummies of a Western (Western Asian/European) physical type. Still relatively unknown (the only current publications in Western languages are those of J P. Mallory and V H. Mair, The Tarim Mummies, London, 2000), some of them could date from the end of the 2nd millennium BC.
One tattooed Mummy (c. 300 BC) was extracted from the permafrost of Altaï in the second half of the 15th century (the Man of Pazyryk, during the 1940s; one female mummy and one male in Ukok plateau, during the 1990s). Their tattooing involved animal designs carried out in a curvilinear style. The Man of Pazyryk, a Scythian chieftain, is tattooed with an extensive and detailed range of fish, monsters and a series of dots that lined up along the spinal column (lumbar region) and around the right ankle.

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Number designs tattoos

"Number Design Tattoos" are becoming more and  more popular for various reasons.

1 - Memorial
If you have ever lost a loved one, a partner or a child you would understand how some people would want to have special dates linked to their loved ones, inked on themselves forever. I even read about a man who had the GPS coordinates of his daughters grave tattooed on himself.

 

2 - Sport Fanatics
They just want to show their support for their favorite team players by permanently having their numbers tattooed. "not something i would do" These Numbers are usually placed on the back to get a sports jersey effect. I personally would rather suggest a national team emblem.

3 - Religious
I have seen a few Tattoos of verses from the bible that has special meaning for the person. for example: Ps. 23:4 "Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me."


4 - Lucky Numbers
Quite a few people tattoo their Lucky numbers on themselves.
7 is popular and strangely enough so is 13,although 13 and other unlucky symbols are sometimes tattooed as a type of challenge to fate. In China, the numbers 6, 8, and 9 are considered lucky. Some guy who won the Lottery even had the winning date and all 6 winning numbers permanently etched into his arm.



5 - Prisoners
Some people in prison have their Prisoner numbers or cell numbers tattooed for sentimental reasons but certain numbers on prison tattoos stand for certain things or letters with hidden meanings. so be careful when you pick your number design (if you are going for the prison tattoo look) or you might end up with an unwanted hidden meaning etched in your skin forever. a few examples are: nr 88 - It usually stands for HH which in turn stands for Hail Hitler. Nr 13 sometimes stand for M (the 13th letter of the alphabet) which could also have the meaning/reference for Marijuana use. Many gang members also use the area code to their neighborhood as a tattoo. "I wonder what they do when they move"

So if you are thinking about adding a number design on your body for whatever reason listed above or if you have a completely different reason - (hope you will let me know so I can add it to the list)

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