Flowers of higher plants are built in a similar pattern: their outermost whorl is composed of sepals, which protect the young bud, thereafter comes a whorl of often colorful petals attracting insect pollinators, followed by a whorl of stamens with pollen sacks and the innermost whorl holds carpels, which later give rise to the fruit and seeds. read more
Flowers come first.. the flowers form first then the fruit. there is always a 'flower' end to the fruit so you can tell which end the fruit originated. read more