After their breakup in 1969, the group's members went on to form numerous key bands within the scene, including Soft Machine, Caravan and Camel.

[1] The group performed a series of live shows before their first recording session in March 1965, at which they tracked Hugh Hopper's "Memories", Ayers's "She's Gone", and cover versions of Mose Allison's "Parchman Farm" and Chuck Berry's "Almost Grown".

[7] The self-titled album also featured a number of tracks recorded in August 1969, after the band's breakup, by former members Hastings, Wyatt and the Hoppers.

In a review of a remastered collection of their tracks, Uncut writer Tom Pinnock credited the Wilde Flowers for "spawn[ing] a whole batch of England's finest songwriters and musicians", as well as "an entire genre".

[8] Similarly, Kieron Tyler of The Arts Desk credited the band for being "the hothouse enabling [its members] to refine their visions and pursue future paths".