FragileWarrior expounded:

My friend is digging up his tulips and I'm going to take them. The foliage
is dying back now. Do I need to replant them immediately or can I hold them
in a dark place and replant them in the fall instead?

Has the foliage fully ripened? If not, then you're going to set the
bulb back severely by transplanting while the leaves are green and
growing. Keep as much soil around them as you can and disturb the
roots as little as possible.
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