A wilt of purple passion fruit(Passiflora edulisf.edulisSims) is widespread in Zimbabwe.Fusarium solani wasconsistently isolated from discoloured vascular tissue of plants obtained from several farms. All isolates of the fungus were pathogenic. The possible role ofPhytophthora nicotianaevar.parasiticain the wilt disease was investigated because it was frequently isolated from the stem base of plants affected by passion fruit wilt and from dying seedlings. Plants inoculated withF. solanislowly succumbed to the wilt, whereas those infected with a mixture ofF. solaniandP. nicotianaev.parasiticaorP. nicotianaev.parasiticaalone died rapidly. Planting stock is grown from seed ofP. eduliswhich is very susceptible to both pathogens. Red passion fruit(Passiflora caerulea)is resistant to both pathogens and should be considered as an alternative rootstock.