A fig hides its tiny flowers on the inside — ChillScroll

A ripe purple fig cut open beside a whole fig on a leafy branch

A fig hides its tiny flowers on the inside

A fig begins as a hollow, fleshy structure called a syconium. Many very small flowers grow along its inner surface, and the ripe fig contains the tiny one-seeded fruits those flowers produce.

It is a little flower garden with the walls folded around it.

Source · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew ↗