A motherboard of flexible display panel and the method for manufacturing the flexible display panel are provided, the motherboard of flexible display panel includes a carrier substrate and at least one flexible display panel unit formed on the carrier substrate; the flexible display panel unit includes a liner layer, a flexible substrate and a display element; the liner layer includes a first zone and a second zone, the liner layer of the first zone has a laser absorptivity lower than that of the liner layer of the second zone, and the liner layer of the second zone has a critical energy no larger than that of the liner layer of the first zone; the first zone is located at the edge region of the flexible display panel unit.