In order to select suitable lactic acid bacteria species for fermenting of Feng Dan petals, the differences of phenolic substances, color difference and antioxidant activity of Feng Dan petals were compared after fermentation by 8 kinds of lactic acid bacteria (Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus bulgaricus, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus helveticus, Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus paracasei and Streptococcus thermophiles).The results showed that the concentrations of total phenolics and flavonoids increased significantly after fermentation by L. plantarum, which increased by 4.95% and 12.51%, respectively (P<005). The color difference ΔE was significantly changed (P<0.01). The scavenging activity was the highest, the DPPH free radical scavenging rate increased by 11.14% (P<0.01), the ABTS free radical scavenging rate increased by 6.58% (P<0.05), and the reducing power increased by 16.19% (P<0.05).The rutin and quercetin increased by 3.16% and 0.81%, respectively (P<0.05) after fermentation by L. bulgaricus.