If I understand you, you were given blooming potted tulips which are now through blooming but still has green foliage. You may plant them in the garden now in a well drained spot where they won't rot from summer water and let the foliage die back as the bulb is replenished for next year. Most people do not think this worth the trouble for a tulip that will probably not bloom next year. The cost of tulip bulbs that WILL bloom is only pennies. Al

you can 'force' them for easter ... google it all.. but generally.. figure out a cold treatment.. fridge or garage.. for the requisite period.. pot them.. either before or after .. depending on if you have room in the fridge for a pot ... and then bring them into the warm ... very fun ... english gardens might be able to tell you off hand.. thats were i used to get my forcing bulbs.. and while you are at it.. you might want to cut a few forsythia in a few weeks.. to force bloom indoors .. ken

balloonflower, Thanx. I'm not into eating sugary goods. That's an idea nonetheless.. I ended up just dehydrating the leaves and storing them in a mason jar. This way I can still rehydrate them at any time for any use. I've used the dehydrated leaves in tea already and it's nice. Even nibbling on dried leaves is yummy. I can use these leaves in veggie soup too.

You could still plant them (bury the sprouts too) and they will need some time to root... But they should eventually send up some foliage and possibly a few late blooms, but should hopefully be back on schedule for next year.