Is it possible to fade between animation frames or different animations within a sprite?

So Wondering if anyone has figured out a way - if even possible - to fade between animation frames?

Example:

Let say I have something like a plant sprite that I want to grow over a long period of time. I would like to make like 4-8 frames and fade slowly between them VS making a 50 frame animation sprite.

I'm guessing this could be done using multiple sprites, but seems like it would get complicated and messy real quick.

It would be really neat to have multiple sprite animations play at once. Like if they could be layered in the single sprite - damage - fire - lighting - etc.

Maybe best example in my case apples or fruit growing on a tree?

Let me know if anyone has figured out a good way to do this.

Thanks Constructors.

KiloTheNeko In your example the sprite will fade to invisible and then fade back in. I think what OP meant was how to transition/morph from one image to another.

I guess this can be done with two sprites - the main sprite and its clone. Clone sprite should be above the main one. Add Fade behavior to the clone sprite. In "MainSprite-On animation Frame Change" event start a quick fade out for the clone sprite. When fade out is finished, set animation frame for the clone sprite to MainSprite.animationFrame