Abstract:Six biennial wetland plants (Phragmites australis var.versicolor,Sagittaria sagittifolia,Acorus calamus,Canna sp.,Alisma orientale and Scirpus validus cv.Zebrinus) were used as experimental materials to study their physiological characteristics under drought stress through moisture control pot experiment (CK,2,4,6 and 8 days).The phenological features and survival rates were observed.The results indicated that after two-month colonization,the survival rates of P.australis var.versicolor,C.sp.and S.sagittifolia reached to 96%;the relative water content,water-holdup and chlorophyll content of tested materials decreased with the increase of drought stress days,and were significantly different from CK (P<0.05).A.orientale and S.sagittifolia were death after 6 and 8 days drought stress respectively,the chlorophyll content in leaf of P.australis var.versicolor,A.calamus,Canna sp.and S.validus cv.Zebrinus decreased by 43.7%,33.2%,17.6% and 62.8% respectively.The relative electrolytic leakage showed an increasing trend,and among tested materials,the decrease percentage of C.sp.was the lowest (25.2%),S.cv.Zebrinus the largest (90.9%).The malondialdehyde contents of A.calamus and Canna sp.reached the maximum on 6th day,and it was on 4th day for the rest,the difference among tested materials and treatments were significant (P<0.05).Based on the survival rate,physiological indexes and comprehensive evaluation score,the order of drought resistance of 6 testes materials was Canna sp.>P.australis var.versicolor and A.calamus>S.validus cv.Zebrinus>S.sagittifolia>A.orientale.