Palmetto questions

So I just received a beautiful palmetto girl and have done some research into the palmettos, but I am still left with a few questions.

A) Is the coloration completely random? If the parents have few colored speckles will the offspring have few as well? And if they, the parents, have large spots of color will the offspring have a more likely chance for these spots as well?

B) I remember reading on here about the metabolic rate of palmettos seeming higher then other corns. Has this been determined yet to be true?

C) I know that there must be a picture of the first palmetto, where might I find it?

If I can figure it out I will try to get a picture of my girl up.