Everyone knows that flowers are beautiful. But did you know they are also beautiful on the inside? Photographer and designer Hugh Turvey wanted to see if this was true, and experimented by creating x-ray images of different types of flowers. The results are absolutely stunning, and allow us to see these symbols of beauty on a whole new level.
Hyacinths at various stages of development and flowering

A dozen Roses

Arum Lilies

Honesty seed pods

Anthurium

Elderflower

A coloured X-ray of a Rose

A coloured X-ray of a Lily

Thistles

A close-up of an X-ray of a Thistle flower

Stargazer Lilies

An Orchid (Stanhopea hasselvoliana)

Seaweed

Seaweed

Tulips

A Rose

Nigella damascena (Love-in-a-mist) seed capsules

Agapanthus

Lisianthus flowers
