In order to select camellia japonica cultivars both ornamental and drought resistance in Hubei province , 20C. japonica cultivars with strong ornamental quality were selected as the research objects , and drought stress tests were car- ried out by pot water control method at room temperature 15~25℃ in plastic greenhouse . The phenotypes , leaFgas ex- change parameters and related physiological indexes were Followed. The drought-resistance and physicochemical character- istics oFcamellia camellia under drought conditions were studied , and the drought-resistance oFcamellia C. japonica culti- vars was compared and ranKed. The results showed that there were signiFicant diFFerences in the tolerance oFC. japonica cultivars to drought conditions . severe drought inhibited plant growth by aFFecting physiological and photosynthetic inde- xes . OFthe 20C. japonica cultivars , 6shiba xueshi》and 6Night Rider》were the most drought-resistant , while 6valentine Day》and 6Elsie Hughes》were the least resistant.