The first time I saw an Indian pipe, it was emerging from between a drift of dead leaves, and my first thought was that it was a plant which hadn't had enough sun to green up yet. I never thought it could be a mushroom. http://www.mushroomexpert.com/indian_pipes.html The original photo looks like a mushroom cap to me.

coatfetish, that's a nice crabapple, I can smell it's fragrance all the way up here. I have a way to get the tree you want, take cuttings. This pic shows rooted cuttings of my 'Tina' crab. Knock on your neighbor's door and ask for cuttings. Do this around the end of May or anytime in June. The medium I use is 50/50 peat-perlite. I also use a rooting hormone. I put mine under mist and they are rooted within a month. Since you probably won't have access to mist you can create a propagation chamber, this has been discussed many times here. You could also use a cold frame, out of the sunlight and keep the top closed. PS, if you do this, don't take 5 or 6, take 100. That way you can keep the strongest ones for yourself and give away the rest.

I looked up both of them and I think it is the Orlaya grandiflora, I have the coriander growing out front but the leaves and seeds of this plant look more like the Orlaya. Thank you both!

Thnx macranthos. No, the mussaenda have hairy/furry bigger petals. This one has small white flowers with trumpet-like throat. Here's a close-up of its full-bloomed flowers.