As long as you planted them in well-drained soil they won't rot and they'll be much happier in the ground - lily bulbs deteriorate rapidly in storage. It was unfortunate they cut off the foliage - as with all bulbs, they need the foliage to photosynthesize and regenerate their energy reserves. But all is not lost! They may not bloom much or at all next season but they should return to bloom thereafter.

What are you planting them into. They need fast draining soil.. do you have a lot of perlite in your soil? Sounds to me like they are too wet and too warm. I would try the bulb forum too. Keriann~

Nick, the average tomato plant won't set fruit below fifty or so degrees F, so to get much production you'd have to keep the temps around them higher than that (not sure if that can be done without a greenhouse, or a rather extensive structure of some type). There are some types that are more likely to produce in cooler temps ~ Siberian types, one called "Oregon Spring", etc. ~ so I'd grow those for sure. If you put them against the south side of a large building (preferably your house), that will help as well. And I don't know if daylength has anything to do with it, but I surely wouldn't be surprised to find out it did. You may want to try some supplemental lighting on a few to test it out if you can't get a straight answer anywhere else. Since tomato blooms are self-fertile you won't have to uncover them to let insects pollinate, but you will need to move the blooms to do it. The natural action of the wind or an insect landing on the bloom is what triggers pollen to drop inside each flower onto the pistil (female part) and pollinate it. So either brush them with your hand repeatedly or install a small fan to move them around. Overall, and you probably already know this, but don't expect the same production as we get in summer. In cooler temps, growth of everything slows down, so it'll take longer for those tomatoes to form and ripen.

I dig the photo even if it is just a wee babe. =) Oh ooh, If you guys like 'Rothenhausii' then check out it's funky mutation, Picea abies 'Silver Star' AKA 'Inversa Viridis Dablice'. It's a short needled, cream colored sport that was found on 'Rothenhausii'. Same narrow habit with the added funky color. Not sure if it would be categorized as ugly or pretty, but regardless, I thought it was fantastic. I was lucky to get a tiny one from Coniferkingdom this year and it's handled full, hot, summer sun with no problems. Not sure if they have any left but it would be worth a call to see if they do. Photos are from Irena's post on Facebook, Planet Conifer group.