Inside: Cool dead flower tattoo ideas that you’ll love.
I know how backward it may sound, but dead flowers are prettier than alive ones. I said what I said! Okay, maybe they aren’t AS pretty, but they are beautiful in their own way.
Dead flower tattoos have been around for a long time now. They aren’t as popular as living flower tattoos (obviously) but they are popular nonetheless.
I’ve gone ahead and created an awesome list that includes over 55 of the coolest wilting flower tattoo ideas that will have you rethinking ever owning any fresh flowers.
These examples will give you an idea of what it that you are looking for in your personal tattoo as well as some inspiration for details, colors, etc. Remember, If you love the art, give the artist a follow. They deserve the world!
Before we get into that portion of the article, let’s get into the nitty gritty. Let’s talk meaning!
Dead Flower Tattoo Meaning
A dead or dying flower that is losing its petals symbolizes the loss of love,
Although this may sound sad, there is a flip side. With the loss of one thing comes the rebirth of another. This is life. One thing must go to make room for the new thing. By allowing the flower to shed, you are allowing it to go. Its time has come and passed, there is no sense in holding it hostage.
You will never have the opportunity to find a new long if you hold on to the one that isn’t serving you that tightly. I find this symbolism to be very powerful and comforting.
In today’s society, we are all taught to fear change like it is the worst thing in the world and yet…change is the only thing we are promised. How backward is that! So getting a tattoo that should a flower die is a great way to remind yourself daily that nothing lasts forever, not beauty, not youth, and that I should appreciate where I am now a little more.
Dying Flower Tattoo Cost
I cannot tell you exactly how much your tattoo is going to cost because that all depends on what kind you get. Will it be big, small, detailed, or simple? Plus every shop does their tattooing at different rates. Overall, remember that the bigger the tattoo is the more expensive it will be.
The same thing goes for the other way around, the smaller it is the cheaper it will be. I’ve found that if you are someone who likes to get a lot of tattoos that are running out of room, or fear running out of room, getting smaller tattoos is a wonderful way to be able to maximize your canvas space.
Will it Hurt?
Similarly to the cost breakdown above, I cannot give you an exact estimate of the pain you will feel when getting this tattoo. Everyone’s pain tolerance is completely unique to themselves, but there are a few things that can help to save you some of those painful feelings.
Things like choosing meatier parts of your body to get tattooed rather than the bonier. This is helpful because the bonier parts actually contain more nerve endings which makes them more susceptible to pain.
Dying Flower Tattoo Ideas
Since we have those topics out of the way now, we can get started on the exciting portion of this article: the tattoo inspiration!
Let’s jump on in, there’s just so much to look through.
2. Wilting Flower in Black and White
8. Human Nature
12. Drooping Flower
13. Simple Flower
15. Wilted Flower Hand Tattoos
Wilted Flower Tattoo Designs
Wilted flowers are beautiful in real life as well as in tattoos. One of the best ways you can dry your own flowers is to make a bouquet that is nearing its expiration date. Spend some time picking off the dying petals and leaves until the healthy ones are left.
Then using a string, tie them upside down and leave them for days until they are dry. Voila! You have your own dried flowers to base your tattoo off.
17. Skeleton Flower
24. Simple Realistic Flower Drawing
Lovely Wilting Flower Designs
Many people don’t see the romanticism in dying flowers, but they are really quite lovely. They just go to show that live flowers aren’t the only thing with beauty.
It’s everywhere if you know where to look. If you don’t like any of these options, perhaps try your hand at designing your own tattoo!
31. Skeleton Hand Holding a Rose
32. Detailed Rose with Dead Hummingbird
34. Colorful Flowers on Black and White Animal Skull
38. Wilting Flowers with Animal Skulls
Falling Rose Petals Tattoo
I like tattoos that show this kind of motion. It’s like you can just feel the wind it took to shake those petals free. It just feels like a very whimsical dead flower tattoo and I love it!
Take a look at these to see what I am talking about.
42. Flower Bouquet with Petals Falling
44. Perfect Rose with Wilted Petals
48. Black and White Rose Tattoos
49. Sweet Black and White Rose
Wilted Rose Tattoo Ideas
For this last little list, I needed to include simple dying roses seeing as these are one of the prettiest flowers when they die. They handle it so well and the end result is just to die for.
55. Simple Stages of Decomposition
There you have it, the most whimsical dead flower tattoo ideas. Weren’t they amazing? I thought so! When I am finding so many awesome tattoos on a daily basis it makes it hard for me to not be in the tattoo chair CONSTANTLY.
But that is the fun of finding new tattoo ideas, I get to add them to my little arsenal. I do sometimes wish that I had more canvas because I know I will run out eventually. Scary thoughts but they are the truth.
I found that my favorite dead flower tattoos are the ones with the skeleton hand holding onto them. It reminds me of death and how everything he touches just kills over. For some reason that makes me both happy and sad (which I think is the point of this whole tattoo, it’s happy and sad).
I hope you found something that moved you and got you booking your next appointment because you deserve it!
Natalie Smith is our resident tattoo addict! She has many of her own and is constantly looking to add to her collection. Natalie loves expanding all of our knowledge of the tattooing process as well as doing a deep dive into some of the meanings behind the ink.