Does water wick up ?

I used to believe bulging stucco at the bottom of the wall was caused by water wicking up. I discovered another reason.
The first step is to flash over the terminator
                      bar on the rubber membrane roof.

Is it possible that water wicks up this high ?

We fix a lot of bulges at the bottom of the wall. I used to beleive the damage was caused by water wicking up.

stucco is failing is due to a lack of coping.

The bottom saturates and water filters out slowly.

Either way, the best solution is to leave a gap at the bottom

stucco is failing is due to a lack of coping.