Our inaugural meeting was held on the 18th of March 1958, at 10 Duncraig Rd Applecross (a Perth suburb).

The purpose of this meeting was to form the Regional Council of the Society for Growing Australian Plants.

Those present (our founding "fathers") were listed as follows: Mrs Spence, Mr Les O'Grady, Mrs R Roe, Mr and Mrs Mount, Mrs Hargraves, Mrs Hart, Mr and Mrs Lullfitz, Mr and Mrs Gray, Mrs Fawcett, the Misses King, Mr Chambers, Mrs Taylor, Miss Nan Harper, Mrs Strickland, Mrs de la Hunty, Miss Sue Harper, and Mrs J. Hamersley.

Evolution of the name.

1958 Regional Council of the Society for Growing Australian Plants

1962 changed to: Western Australian Wildflower Growers Society.

1964 changed to: Western Australian Wildflower Society (Inc.)

1990 Changed to: Wildflower Society of Western Australia (Inc.)

 Branch Milestones.

Date	Branch formed	Branch Ceased
1963	Albany
1965	Armadale/ Kelmscott
1965	Collie	1970
1968	Northam (Avon Valley)	1976
1972	Wickepin	1994 *
1972	Mandurah	1989 **
1973	Margaret River	1981 **
1973	Manjimup	2003
1976	Darling Range
1976	Eastern Hills
1976	Geraldton	2008
1986	Northern Suburbs
1988	Lesuer
1988	York
1988	Mukinbudin
1988	Murdoch
1989	Perth ‡
1993	Merredin
1999	Kulin/Kondinin (now Kondinin)
2005	Avon

  * In recess
** Now affiliated
‡ Perth Branch formed from Main Branch following the reorganisation of the structure.